adj · verb · 6 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:/kənˈfɜːmd/
General-American:/kənˈfɝmd/
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CMU ARPABET:K AH0 N F ER1 M D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal
Examples
a confirmed liar
a confirmed opium-smoker
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Verified or ratified.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a confirmed treaty
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Having received the rite of confirmation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
Examples
a confirmed Catholic
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of confirm
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
confirmed reservations
received confirmed reports of casualties
a confirmed Catholic
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unconfirmed
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
of persons; not subject to change
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a confirmed bachelor
a confirmed invalid
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
заклет
(zaklet)
— having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
Bulgarian:
закоравял
(zakoravjal)
— having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
Finnish:
vannoutunut
— having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
Finnish:
pinttynyt
— having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
Hebrew:
מועד
(mu'ad)
— having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
Italian:
inveterato
— having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
Italian:
incallito
— having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
Russian:
закорене́лый
(zakorenélyj)
— having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
Russian:
зая́длый
(zajádlyj)
— having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
Spanish:
empedernido
— having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
Bulgarian:
утвърден
(utvǎrden)
— verified or ratified
Bulgarian:
ратифициран
(ratificiran)
— verified or ratified
Dutch:
bevestigd
— verified or ratified
Finnish:
vahvistettu
— verified or ratified
German:
bestätigt
— verified or ratified
Hebrew:
מאושר
(meushar)
— verified or ratified
Irish:
diongbháilte
— verified or ratified
Italian:
confermato
— verified or ratified
Plautdietsch:
faustjelajcht
— verified or ratified
Turkish:
tasdik edilmiş
— verified or ratified
Danish:
konfirmeret
— having received the rite of confirmation
Finnish:
konfirmoitu
— having received the rite of confirmation
Spanish:
confirmado
— having received the rite of confirmation
