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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assertion |
| Synonyms: | affirmation, allegation, asseveration, avouchment, declaration, protestation, statement, verification |
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| Main Entry: | affirmation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | declaration of the truth of something |
| Synonyms: | affidavit, assertion, asseveration, attestation, averment, avouchment, avowal, certification, confirmation, declaration, green light, oath, okay, pronouncement, ratification, stamp of approval, statement, sworn statement, testimonial, testimony |
| Antonyms: | denial, negation, nullification, veto |
| Main Entry: | declaration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assertion of belief or knowledge |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, admission, advertisement, affirmation, allegation, announcement, answer, attestation, averment, avowal, bomb*, broadcast, communication, deposition, disclosure, enunciation, explanation, exposition, expression, hot air, information, notice, notification, oath, pitch, presentation, profession, promulgation, protestation, publication, remark, report, revelation, say so, saying, spiel*, statement, story, testimony, two cents' worth, utterance |
| Antonyms: | denial, disavowal, retraction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | evidence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | proof |
| Synonyms: | affirmation, attestation, averment, cincher, clincher, clue, confirmation, corroboration, cue, data, declaration, demonstration, deposition, documentation, dope*, goods*, gospel, grabber, grounds, index, indication, indicia, info, information, manifestation, mark, sign, significant, smoking gun, substantiation, symptom, testament, testimonial, testimony, token, witness |
| Notes: | evidence (from Latin e- 'out' + videre 'to see') is information that helps form a conclusion; proof is factual information that verifies a conclusion |
| Antonyms: | contradiction, disproof, heresay, refutation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | proof |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evidence, authentication |
| Synonyms: | affidavit, argument, attestation, averment, case, certification, chapter and verse, clincher, clue, confirmation, corroboration, credentials, criterion, cue*, data, demonstration, deposition, documents, establishment, exhibit, facts, goods*, grabber, grounds, information, lowdown, nitty-gritty, paper trail, picture, reason, reasons, record, scoop*, score*, skinny*, smoking gun, straight stuff, substantiation, testament, testimony, trace, validation, verification, warrant, wherefore, why*, whyfor, witness |
| Notes: | evidence (from Latin e- 'out' + videre 'to see') is information that helps form a conclusion; proof is factual information that verifies a conclusion |
| Antonyms: | hypothesis, theory |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | statement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | declaration, assertion |
| Synonyms: | ABCs, account, acknowledgment, affidavit, affirmation, allegation, announcement, articulation, aside, asseveration, assurance, averment, avowal, blow-by-blow, charge, comment, communication, communiqué, description, dictum, ejaculation, explanation, make*, manifesto, mention, narrative, observation, picture, presentation, presentment, proclamation, profession, protestation, recital, recitation, relation, remark, report, rundown, testimony, utterance, ventilation, verbalization, vocalization, voice, word |
| Antonyms: | question, request |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | verification |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | proof |
| Synonyms: | affidavit, attestation, authentication, averment, certification, confirmation, credentials, deposition, documents, endorsement, evidence, facts, information, record, scoop*, seal, signature, stamp, substantiation, testament, testimony |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | asseveration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assertion |
| Synonyms: | affirmation, allegation, averment, claim, contention, declaration, pronouncement, statement |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | admission |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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