validate
Confirm as genuine
To validate is to confirm something is legitimate, accurate, or acceptable.
You validate a parking ticket to avoid paying, validate data to ensure it meets requirements, or validate a theory through testing.
In emotional contexts, to validate someone is to acknowledge their feelings as real and reasonable: I just needed someone to validate my concerns.
Validation often implies official approval or endorsement.
Confirm accuracy or truth
- confirmValidate as true
- corroborateConfirm with supporting evidence
- substantiateProve something is true
- authenticateConfirm as genuine
certify · attest · vouch · prove · establish · evidence · document · witness
Declare to be true
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
- empathizeFeel what others feel
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- hearPerceive by ear
accept · respect · recognize · understand · reassure · encourage · appreciate · honor
Give official approval
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- ratifyFormally confirm agreement
- authorizeGrant formal permission
- accreditFormally recognize as qualified
recognize · approve · consent · assent · legitimize · greenlight · sign off · rubber-stamp
Evaluative examination
- checkOrder to pay
- examineStudy with attention
- assessJudge worth or quality
- evaluateDetermine value or quality
inspect · review · analyze · scrutinize · appraise · diagnose · investigate · probe
Conforming to accepted standards
- lawfulPermitted by statute
- genuineTruly what it claims
- bona fideAuthentic and sincere
- credibleWorthy of acceptance
official · authorized · sanctioned · licit · permissible · recognized · acceptable · proper
Evidence of qualification or identity
- loginAuthentication act or screen
- passwordAuthentication string
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
certificate · identity · verification · two-factor · CAPTCHA · fingerprint · PIN · access
verify
Confirm accuracy or truth
- confirmValidate as true
- corroborateConfirm with supporting evidence
- substantiateProve something is true
authenticate · certify · attest · vouch · prove · establish · evidence · document · witness · support
affirm
Declare to be true
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
- empathizeFeel what others feel
- supportTo uphold or sustain
hear · accept · respect · recognize · understand · reassure · encourage · appreciate · honor · embrace
endorse
Give official approval
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- ratifyFormally confirm agreement
- authorizeGrant formal permission
accredit · recognize · approve · consent · assent · legitimize · greenlight · sign off · rubber-stamp · clear
test
Evaluative examination
evaluate · inspect · review · analyze · scrutinize · appraise · diagnose · investigate · probe · survey
legitimate
Conforming to accepted standards
credible · official · authorized · sanctioned · licit · permissible · recognized · acceptable · proper · rightful
credentials
Evidence of qualification or identity
- loginAuthentication act or screen
- passwordAuthentication string
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
token · certificate · identity · verification · two-factor · CAPTCHA · fingerprint · PIN · access · authorization
- testingtest, unit testing, product testing, examine, check
- assertionsassertions, asserting, assert, statements, stating
- psychobabbletriggered, gaslighting, toxic, trauma bond, narcissist
- debuggingdebug, debugging, debugger, breakpoint, breakpoints
- Accept synonymswelcome, embrace, adopt, acknowledge, admit
- approvalsapproved, approve, authorizing, certification, endorsing
validatedisprove
Prove something untrue
refute · invalidate · debunk · contradict · rebut
- parking validationProof of purchase parking
- input validation
- validation seekingPursuing others' positive regard
- data validationConfirming information meets requirements
- validation codeString proving authenticity
invalidate, validation, validated, validating, invalidating, validates, invalidation, invalidated, invalidates