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confirmatory

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈfɜː.mə.tə.ɹi/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈfɜː.mə.tɹi/
  • Canada, General-American: /kənˈfɝ.məˌtoɹ.i/
  • Australian: /kənˈfɜː.mə.tə.ɹi/
  • Australian: /kənˈfɜː.mə.tɹi/
  • New-Zealand: /kənˈføː.mə.tə.ɹi/
  • New-Zealand: /kənˈføː.mə.tɹi/
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N F ER1 M AH0 T AO2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Serving to confirm something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1986, Mark S. Gold and A.L.C. Pottash, Diagnostic and Laboratory Testing in Psychiatry, New York and London: Plenum Medical Book Company, Chapter 3, p. 43, https://books.google.ca/books?id=KGSxQ_-94J8C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false The main indication for performing the DST is for the confirmation of suspected major depression. A positive test is excellent confirmatory evidence of the diagnosis.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

serving to support or corroborate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • collateral evidence

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: collateral, confirmative, confirming, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: потвърдителен (potvǎrditelen) — serving to confirm something
  • Bulgarian: утвърдителен (utvǎrditelen) — serving to confirm something
  • Portuguese: confirmatório — serving to confirm something
  • Welsh: cadarnhaol — serving to confirm something