verify
Confirm as true
To verify is to confirm that something is true, accurate, or authentic.
You verify facts before publishing, verify identity before granting access, verify signatures on documents.
The word implies checking against evidence or a reliable source: Can you verify that he was there?
Verified often signals official confirmation: a verified account on social media has been authenticated by the platform.
Establishing something as true
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- substantiationProof of truth
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
attestation · certification · endorsement · ratification · documentation · witness · testimony · proof
Bound by formal promise
- notarizeOfficially certify documents
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- affidavitSworn written statement
- oathFormal binding promise
witness · testify · attest · declare · certify · authenticate · seal · signature
Methodical assessment or review
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- auditFormal accounts examination
- reviewCritical written assessment
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
assessment · check · cross-check · testing · analysis · evaluation · vetting · screening
Confirming genuine identity
- loginAuthentication act or screen
- sign-inVerify identity for access
- passwordAuthentication string
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
two-factor · credentials · identity · fingerprint · token · certificate · authorization · access
Official rules governing conduct
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- licensingGranting official permission
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
certification · approval · audit · inspection · requirement · conformity · adherence · protocol
Quality inspiring trust
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- trustworthinessQuality of being reliable
authenticity · legitimacy · validity · accuracy · truthfulness · genuineness · soundness · good-faith
confirmation
Establishing something as true
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- substantiationProof of truth
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
affirmation · attestation · certification · endorsement · ratification · documentation · witness · testimony · proof · evidence
sworn
Bound by formal promise
- notarizeOfficially certify documents
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- affidavitSworn written statement
oath · witness · testify · attest · declare · certify · authenticate · seal · signature · countersign
examination
Methodical assessment or review
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- auditFormal accounts examination
- reviewCritical written assessment
scrutiny · assessment · check · cross-check · testing · analysis · evaluation · vetting · screening · monitoring
authentication
Confirming genuine identity
biometrics · two-factor · credentials · identity · fingerprint · token · certificate · authorization · access · encryption
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- licensingGranting official permission
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
accreditation · certification · approval · audit · inspection · requirement · conformity · adherence · protocol · specification
credibility
Quality inspiring trust
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
trustworthiness · authenticity · legitimacy · validity · accuracy · truthfulness · genuineness · soundness · good-faith · proven
- testingtest, unit testing, product testing, examine, check
- authenticationpassword, login, logout, fingerprint, ID
- verifycheck, confirm, validate, authenticate, certify
- assertionsassertions, asserting, assert, statements, stating
- evidence handlingcollect, preserve, document, secure, examine
- Fact-checkingfact check, debunk, false claim, misinformation, disinformation
verifydisprove
Prove something untrue
refute · invalidate · debunk · discredit · falsify
verifyassume
Accept as true
presume · guess · take for granted · suppose · take at face value
- verification codeProof-of-identity sequence
- verify identity
- age verificationConfirming someone meets minimum years
- verified accountAuthenticated social media identity
- two-step verification
- verified badgeSymbol confirming authentic identity
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