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validation
noun as in confirmation
Strongest matches
acceptance, affirmation, authorization, corroboration, endorsement, proof, recognition, verification
Strong matches
accord, admission, agreement, approval, assent, attestation, authentication, avowal, consent, demonstration, evidence, nod, okay, passage, passing, sanction, substantiation, support, supporting, testament, testimonial, testimony, visa, warrant, witness
Weak matches
accepting, affirming, authenticating, authorizing, corroborating, go ahead, green light, proving, sanctioning, stamp of approval, validating, verifying
Example Sentences
She’s the extreme version of someone placing their value completely in the validation of other people.
So why does she return to the same horrible situation seeking the same hollow validation?
The answer was about a coach seeking validation.
But there was also the need for validation from stirring controversy, a willingness to use inflammatory statements to gain media attention and like most conflict-baiting internet personalities, a sense of victimhood — he portrays himself as the misunderstood advocate for America’s “forgotten communities,” which apparently justifies in his mind spreading knowingly false claims about Haitian migrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
There’s no independent validation of that claim just yet, but there are already a range of insulating paints on the market that promise to reduce your heating bills and, it is fair to note, they have not always performed well in scientific evaluations.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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