proven
Established beyond doubt
Proven is the past participle of prove, used interchangeably with proved in most contexts: a proven track record, proven guilty.
Some style guides prefer proved after has or have (has proved effective) and proven as an adjective before nouns (a proven method), but both forms appear freely in either position.
Proven carries a slightly more emphatic or established quality: proven results suggests reliability beyond mere demonstration.
Facts supporting truth
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- substantiationProof of truth
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
certification · documentation · verification · attestation · demonstrated · tested · validated · empirical
Worthy of trust
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
- sturdySolidly built, durable
- durableAble to withstand use
- stableSecure and unchanging
robust · solid · steady · strong · resilient · enduring · lasting · trustworthy
Flavored or battle-tested
- veteranExperienced former soldier
- expertHighly skilled practitioner
- skilledHaving learned ability
- proficientHaving practiced ability
adept · accomplished · practiced · qualified · competent · capable · masterful · battle-hardened
evidence
Facts supporting truth
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- substantiationProof of truth
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
authentication · certification · documentation · verification · attestation · demonstrated · tested · validated · empirical · factual
dependable
Worthy of trust
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
- sturdySolidly built, durable
- durableAble to withstand use
stable · robust · solid · steady · strong · resilient · enduring · lasting · trustworthy · time-tested
seasoned
Flavored or battle-tested
proficient · adept · accomplished · practiced · qualified · competent · capable · masterful · battle-hardened · tried
- authenticityauthentic, genuine, real, fake, counterfeit
- certaintycertain, sure, uncertain, unsure, definite
- truthtruth, true, veracity, truthfulness, verity
- dependabilityreliable, dependable, trustworthy, trusted, steadfast
- establishedestablished, recognized, accepted, acknowledged, confirmed
- trustworthy traitstrusted, reliable, dependable, trustworthy, verified
provenhypothetical
Assumed but unproven
theoretical · speculative · conjectural · assumed · alleged
provenuntried
Not yet tested
untested · unreliable · failed · untrustworthy · suspect
- prove itChallenge to substantiate
- prove oneselfDemonstrate one's abilities
- proving groundLocation for trials
- prove me wrong
- proved wrong
- exception that proves the ruleAnomaly suggesting a norm exists
prove, approved, proved, proving, disprove, unproven, proves, approves, reprove