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| Main Entry: | confirmed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | habitual; rooted |
| Synonyms: | accepted, accustomed, chronic, deep-rooted, deep-seated, dyed-in-the-wool*, entrenched, fixed, hardened, ingrained, inveterate, proved, seasoned, settled, staid, valid, worn, firmly established, habituated, hard-shell, inured, long-established |
| Antonyms: | indefinite, infrequent, sporadic, uncommitted, undecided, unconfirmed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confirm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ratify, validate, prove |
| Synonyms: | affirm, approve, attest, authenticate, back, bear out, bless, buy, certify, check, check out, corroborate, debunk, endorse, establish, explain, justify, okay, sanction, settle, sign, subscribe, substantiate, support, thumbs up*, uphold, verify, vouch, warrant, witness, circumstantiate, double-check, give green light, give high sign, give stamp of approval, give the go-ahead, give the nod, lap up, make good, make sure, rubber-stamp, sign off on, size up, underpin |
| Notes: | corroborate is used in a narrower context, usually by way of providing support for testimony in a legal proceeding; confirm is to lend support to a much wider array of things |
| Antonyms: | annul, cancel, contradict, destroy, disprove, invalidate, oppose, veto, void |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confirm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reinforce |
| Synonyms: | assure, buttress, clinch, establish, fix, fortify, invigorate, settle, strengthen, make firm |
| Antonyms: | contradict, deny, destroy, oppose, repudiate, void |
| Main Entry: | accepted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | generally agreed upon |
| Synonyms: | accustomed, acknowledged, approved, authorized, chosen, confirmed, conventional, current, customary, endorsed, established, fashionable, in vogue, kosher*, normal, orthodox, popular, preferred, received, recognized, regular, sanctioned, standard, straight*, time-honored, universal, unopposed, usual, welcomed, allowed, arrived at, card-carrying, credited, legit, okayed, passed, touted |
| Antonyms: | irregular, questionable, unconventional, unorthodox |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chronic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | incessant, never-ending |
| Synonyms: | abiding, ceaseless, confirmed, constant, continual, continuing, continuous, deep-rooted, deep-seated, enduring, fixed, habitual, inborn, inbred, incurable, ingrained, inveterate, lasting, lifelong, long-standing, obstinate, perennial, persistent, prolonged, recurrent, rooted, routine, settled, stubborn, sustained, tenacious, unmitigated, unyielding, usual, ever-present, ineradicable, lingering, long-lived, persisting, protracted, recurring, unabating |
| Antonyms: | curable, intermittent, occasional, temporary, eradicable |
| Main Entry: | customary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | usual, established |
| Synonyms: | SOP*, accepted, according to Hoyle*, accustomed, acknowledged, by the numbers*, chronic, common, confirmed, conventional, established, everyday, familiar, fashionable, frequent, general, habitual, household, normal, ordinary, orthodox, popular, prescriptive, recognized, regular, regulation, routine, standard, standard operating procedure*, traditional, understood, universal, wonted, in a rut, in the groove, playing it safe, same old, stipulated |
| Antonyms: | abnormal, different, irregular, occasional, rare, sometime, unusual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deep-seated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ingrained |
| Synonyms: | built-in, chronic, confirmed, deep down, deep-rooted, deeply felt, dyed-in-the-wool, established, fixed, habitual, inborn, inbred, inherent, lodged in one's brain, longstanding, longtime, subconscious |
| Main Entry: | dyed-in-the-wool |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deep-rooted |
| Synonyms: | absolute, complete, confirmed, congenital, deep-rooted, deep-seated, die-hard, entrenched, fixed, full-fledged, genuine, hardened, ingrained, long-standing, thorough, thoroughgoing, true, unchangeable, uncompromising, utter, deep-down, deep-dyed, deeply ingrained, infixed, instilled, out and out, through and through, to the core, to the core, well-established |
| Main Entry: | guaranteed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | made certain |
| Synonyms: | approved, assured, bonded, confirmed, endorsed, for sure, insured, pledged, protected, sealed, sure, sure-fire, warranted, affirmed, ascertained, attested, certified, for a fact, have a lock on, on ice, plighted, secured, sure enough |
| Antonyms: | indefinite, insecure, uncertain, unsure |
| Main Entry: | habitual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | usual, established |
| Synonyms: | accepted, accustomed, addicted, automatic, chronic, common, confirmed, constant, continual, conventional, customary, familiar, fixed, frequent, hardened, ingrained, inveterate, mechanical, methodical, natural, normal, ordinary, perfunctory, permanent, perpetual, persistent, practiced, recurrent, regular, repeated, repetitious, rooted, routine, seasoned, set, standard, steady, systematic, traditional, wonted, addicting, cyclic, disciplined, iterated, iterative, reiterative |
| Antonyms: | infrequent, intermittent, occasional, rare, seldom, uncommon, unusual, inhabitual, unestablished |
| Main Entry: | ingrained |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deep-rooted |
| Synonyms: | built-in, chronic, confirmed, congenital, constitutional, deep-seated, fixed, fundamental, hereditary, inborn, inbred, indelible, inherent, innate, intrinsic, inveterate, rooted, implanted, in the blood, inbuilt, indwelling, ineradicable |
| Antonyms: | superficial, surface |
| Main Entry: | inveterate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | long-standing, established |
| Synonyms: | abiding, accustomed, addicted, chronic, confirmed, continuing, customary, deep-rooted, deep-seated, dyed-in-the-wool*, enduring, entrenched, fixed, habitual, hard-core*, hardened, inbred, incorrigible, incurable, ingrained, innate, lifelong, long-lasting, obstinate, old, perennial, permanent, persistent, set, settled, stubborn, sworn, usual, habituated, indurated, ineradicable, long-lived, persisting |
| Antonyms: | short-lived |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ironclad |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fixed, rigid |
| Synonyms: | abiding, certain, changeless, confirmed, definite, enduring, firm, in the bag*, inflexible, planned, settled, stated, stubborn, sure, unalterable, uncompromising, unwavering, agreed, arranged, determinate, prearranged |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sanctioned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authorized |
| Synonyms: | accepted, accredited, approved, confirmed, licensed, permitted, warranted, allowed, empowered, okayed |
| Main Entry: | valid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | right, genuine |
| Synonyms: | accurate, authentic, authoritative, binding, bona fide, cogent, compelling, conclusive, confirmed, convincing, credible, efficacious, efficient, good, irrefutable, just, kosher*, lawful, legal, legitimate, logical, official, original, persuasive, potent, powerful, pure, solid, sound, stringent, strong, substantial, telling, tested, true, trustworthy, ultimate, unadulterated, weighty, well-founded, well-grounded, attested, determinative, in force, legit, proven, unanswerable, uncorrupted |
| Antonyms: | invalid, unacceptable, unreal, unsound, wrong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | acknowledged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | widely recognized |
| Synonyms: | accepted, approved, authorized, confirmed, recognized, sanctioned, commonly accepted, generally accepted, unquestioned |
| Main Entry: | accustomed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | be or become prepared, used to |
| Synonyms: | acquainted, adapted, addicted, confirmed, familiar, given to, seasoned, trained, acclimatized, disciplined, familiarized, grooved*, habituated, habituated in, in the habit, inured, settled in |
| Antonyms: | unaccustomed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | actual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | truly existing, real |
| Synonyms: | absolute, authentic, categorical, certain, concrete, confirmed, definite, factual, genuine, hard, indisputable, indubitable, kosher*, physical, positive, realistic, substantial, substantive, tangible, true, truthful, undeniable, unquestionable, verified, for real, honest injun, honest to God, sure enough |
| Antonyms: | counterfeit, false, fictitious, imaginary, legendary, pretended, unreal |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assured |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absolutely certain |
| Synonyms: | clear-cut, confirmed, decided, definite, dependable, fixed, guaranteed, in the bag*, indubitable, insured, irrefutable, pronounced, sealed, secure, set, settled, sure, undoubted, unquestionable, beyond doubt, cinched, clinched, ensured, made certain, nailed down, on ice, racked, sewed up, surefire |
| Antonyms: | doubtful, feared, uncertain, doubted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | authoritative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | recognized as true, valid |
| Synonyms: | accurate, attested, authentic, authenticated, circumstantiated, confirmed, definitive, dependable, documented, factual, faithful, learned, legit, proven, reliable, righteous, scholarly, sound, straight from horse's mouth, supported, trustworthy, truthful, validated, verified, veritable |
| Antonyms: | democratic |
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