VERIFYING Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

verifying 1 of 2

adjective

as in confirming

serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something failed to produce any verifying evidence

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verifying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of verify

as in arguing

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of the dispatcher was able to verify the caller's location

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Vincent Ochieng, a disaster officer with the Kenya Red Cross, said the organization had recorded 31 missing persons but was still verifying the reports. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Onboarding a brilliant new hire involves verifying their identity, issuing a badge and handing over a master key and a to-do list. — Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Some countries, such as Australia, require the platforms themselves to develop ways of verifying a user’s age. — Ari Lightman, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 For Synopsys, a company that develops software for designing and verifying semiconductors, CFO Shelagh Glaser said the cost side got real fast. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 The drafters appeared to have used a large-language model to compose the policy without verifying its claims. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Severe disruptions to internet and cellphone networks have made gathering and verifying information from Tigray difficult, although some connectivity was reported Sunday. — Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Workers also assembled the parts in a trial run, verifying that every component matches the blueprints. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 Around the same time, OpenAI researcher Boris Alexeev managed to formalize the proof, verifying its correctness step-by-step using the programming language Lean. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for verifying

Adjective

The incredible supporting cast is made up entirely of old-hand character actors, promising but underknown newcomers, and comedy- or comedy-adjacent figures with passionate niche followings and Gumby-esque limbs.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Some went after Cashman, some after Boone, some after Steinbrenner’s son Hal, and some after Aaron Judge’s non-supporting cast.

— Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025

Definition of supporting

Adjective

The Snow’s pressure-relieving foam combined with supportive springs results in a bed that’s comfortable, but not plush to a fault.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
The nuns modeled how to create a sustaining, supportive community.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of supportive

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