| Main Entry: | verifiable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | provable |
Synonyms: |
confirmable, correct, testable, valid |
| Main Entry: | certain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | undoubtable, valid |
Synonyms: |
absolute, ascertained, authoritative, clear, conclusive, confirmable, definite, demonstrable, destined, determined, establishable, evident, firm, fixed, genuine, guaranteed, having down pat, in the bag, incontrovertible, indubitable, infallible, irrefutable, known, on ice, plain, positive, predestined, provable, real, reliable, safe, salted away, set, sound, supreme, sure, sure thing, true, trustworthy, unambiguous, undeniable, undoubted, unequivocal, unerring, unmistakable, verifiable |
Antonyms: |
doubtful, dubious, faltering, questionable, uncertain, unreliable, unsure |
| Main Entry: | demonstrable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | provable, evident |
Synonyms: |
ascertainable, attestable, axiomatic, certain, conclusive, deducible, evincible, incontrovertible, indubitable, inferable, irrefutable, obvious, palpable, positive, self-evident, undeniable, unmistakable, verifiable |
Antonyms: |
distorted, doubtful, obscure, undemonstrable, unverifiable, vague |
| Main Entry: | historical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | recorded as actually having happened |
Synonyms: |
actual, ancient, archival, attested, authentic, chronicled, classical, commemorated, documented, factual, important, in truth, old, past, real, verifiable |
| Notes: | historic means 'noteworthy, highly significant,' whereas historical means 'pertaining to history, relevant to the passage of time'; if something has a place in history, it is historic, and if something has to do with the subject of history, it is historical |
Antonyms: |
fictional |
| Main Entry: | legitimate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authentic, valid, legal |
Synonyms: |
accepted, accredited, acknowledged, admissible, appropriate, authorized, canonical, certain, cogent, consistent, correct, customary, fair, genuine, innocent, just, justifiable, lawful, licit, logical, natural, normal, official, on the level, on the up and up, orthodox, probable, proper, real, reasonable, received, recognized, regular, reliable, rightful, sanctioned, sensible, sound, statutory, sure, true, typical, usual, verifiable, warranted, well-founded |
Antonyms: |
illegal, illegitimate, invalid, unlawful, unwarranted |
| Main Entry: | on the level |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quite honest |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, accepted, accredited, authentic, authorized, fair, fair and square, for real, for real, honest, lawful, legitimate, official, on the up and up, on the up-and-up, proper, right as rain, sanctioned, square, straight, straight-shooting, true, valid, verifiable |
| Main Entry: | tangible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | real, concrete |
Synonyms: |
actual, appreciable, corporeal, definite, detectable, discernible, distinct, embodied, evident, factual, gross, incarnated, manifest, material, objective, observable, obvious, palpable, patent, perceivable, perceptible, phenomenal, physical, plain, positive, sensible, solid, stable, substantial, tactile, touchable, verifiable, visible, well-grounded |
Antonyms: |
abstract, conceptual, imperceptible, intangible, unreal |
| Main Entry: | provable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inferable |
Synonyms: |
certain, conclusive, confirmable, deductible, demonstrable, testable, undoubtable, verifiable |
| Main Entry: | traceable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | capable of being traced |
Synonyms: |
accountable, ascribable, attributable, derivative, detectable, identifiable, referable, trackable, verifiable |
| Main Entry: | verified |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confirmed |
Synonyms: |
confirmable, documented, established, seen, substantiated, verifiable, verificatory |
Antonyms: |
refuted |