Definitions

confirmation

[kon-fer-mey-shuhn] / ˌkɒn fərˈmeɪ ʃən /

NOUN

ratification, validation, proof

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptance admission affirmation approval authorization consent corroboration endorsement evidence green light passage recognition testimony verification

STRONG

accord agreement assent attestation authentication avowal nod okay passing sanction substantiation support supporting testament testimonial visa witness

WEAK

accepting affirming authenticating authorizing corroborating go ahead proving sanctioning stamp of approval validating verifying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

denial disagreement disapproval opposition refusal rejection veto

WEAK

annulment cancellation contradiction destruction void

Example Sentences

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Confirmation came later when they actually took credit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Confirmation came via a statement earlier this week from Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, which said Finney died Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Confirmation comes from analyzing the “Buy-on-Dips Confidence Index” from Yale University finance professor Robert Shiller.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Confirmation of Meta’s engagement and further details on whether Anthropic is getting performance comparable with Nvidia hardware from its TPUs would be major boosts for Broadcom.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

It’s the best day of my life, better than my First Communion day, which Grandma ruined, better than my Confirmation day when I had the typhoid.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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