Confirming — synonyms, definition

1. confirming (Adjective)

collateral confirmative confirmatory corroborative corroboratory positive substantiating substantiative validating validatory verificatory verifying

confirming (Adjective) — (medicine) indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen. ex. "a confirming pregnancy test"

confirming (Adjective) — Serving to support or corroborate. ex. "confirming evidence"

2. confirming (Verb)

affirming corroborating reasserting supporting sustaining

confirming (Verb) — Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts. ex. "his story confirmed my doubts"

confirming (Verb) — Strengthen or make more firm. ex. "Confirm thy soul in self-control!" ex. "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"

confirming (Verb) — Support a person for a position. ex. "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"

confirming (Verb) — (religion) administer the rite of confirmation to. ex. "the children were confirmed in their mother's faith"

O.K.ing OKing affirming approving beefing up covenanting fortifying okaying sanctioning strengthening backing backing up corroborating demonstrating documenting establishing justifying maintaining proving reconfirming shewing showing upholding validating verifying vouching warranting