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| Main Entry: |
validation
 [val-i-deyt] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confirmation |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, accepting, accord, admission, affirmation, affirming, agreement, approval, assent, attestation, authenticating, authentication, authorization, authorizing, avowal, consent, corroborating, corroboration, demonstration, endorsement, evidence, go ahead, green light, nod, okay*, passage, passing, proof, proving, recognition, sanction, sanctioning, stamp of approval, substantiation, support, supporting, testament, testimonial, testimony, validating, verification, verifying, visa, warrant, witness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | demonstration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | display of proof |
| Synonyms: | affirmation, confirmation, description, evidence, exhibition, explanation, exposition, expression, illustration, induction, manifestation, presentation, proof, show, spectacle, substantiation, test, testimony, trial, validation |
| Antonyms: | concealment, hiding |
| Main Entry: | justification |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reason, excuse |
| Synonyms: | absolution, account, acquittal, advocacy, answer, apologia, apology, approval, argument, basis, confirmation, defense, exculpation, exoneration, explanation, extenuation, grounds, idea, mitigation, palliation, palliative, plea, pretext, raison d'être, rationale, rationalization, rebuttal, redemption, reply, response, salvation, sanctification, song and dance, story, support, validation, vindication, warrant, whatfor, wherefore, whitewashing, whole idea, why and wherefore |
Example Sentences
- Arrangements for delivery of prizes will be performed after winner validation.
- The teams train for a total of four weeks in the airport before they are given their validation test and, hopefully, graduate.
- Her studies and information she provides about the brain gives validation to vision therapy.
| 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: | substantiation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | embodiment |
| Synonyms: | approval, confirmation, proof, validation, verification, vindication |
| Main Entry: | verification |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | proof |
| Synonyms: | affirmation, attestation, confirmation, substantiation, validation, verifying |
| Main Entry: | verifying |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | proving |
| Synonyms: | authenticating, checking, confirmation, confirming, corroborating, substantiating, substantiation, validating, validation, verification |
| Main Entry: | attestation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confirmation |
| Synonyms: | authentication, corroboration, declaration, documentation, evidence, proof, substantiation, testament, testimonial, testimony, validation, verification |
| Main Entry: | authentication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confirmation |
| Synonyms: | attestation, certification, corroboration, evidence, proof, substantiation, testament, testimonial, testimony, validation, verification |
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