corroborative
Backing up claims
Corroborative describes evidence or testimony that supports or strengthens something already claimed: The detective sought corroborative witnesses.
A corroborative detail doesn't prove anything on its own but adds weight to an existing argument.
The word appears most often in legal and investigative contexts.
Sworn statement as evidence
- proofDemonstration of truth
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- substantiationProof of truth
- verificationProving something accurate
authentication · affidavit · deposition · exhibit · forensics · witness · admissibility · probative
Aid or sponsorship
- endorsingPublicly declaring approval
- substantiatingProving something true
- buttressingSupporting from the side
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
bolstering · reinforcing · upholding · supporting · affirming · strengthening · fortifying · consolidating
Confirming truth or accuracy
- attestingConfirming as genuine
- certifyingOfficially confirming as true
- authenticatingConfirming something is genuine
- validatingConfirming truth or accuracy
ratifying · sanctioning · approving · accrediting · acknowledging · recognizing · establishing · documenting
testimony
Sworn statement as evidence
- proofDemonstration of truth
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- substantiationProof of truth
verification · authentication · affidavit · deposition · exhibit · forensics · witness · admissibility · probative · credible
backing
Aid or sponsorship
- endorsingPublicly declaring approval
- substantiatingProving something true
- buttressingSupporting from the side
underpinning · bolstering · reinforcing · upholding · supporting · affirming · strengthening · fortifying · consolidating · complementary
verifying
Confirming truth or accuracy
- attestingConfirming as genuine
- certifyingOfficially confirming as true
- authenticatingConfirming something is genuine
validating · ratifying · sanctioning · approving · accrediting · acknowledging · recognizing · establishing · documenting · witnessing
corroborativecontradictory
Logically opposed to itself
refuting · disproving · contrary · counter · opposing
- corroborating evidenceProof that supports other proof