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confirmed

con·firmed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh n-furmd]
    • /kənˈfɜrmd/
    • /kənˈfɜːmd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-furmd]
    • /kənˈfɜrmd/

Definitions of confirmed word

  • adjective confirmed You use confirmed to describe someone who has a particular habit or belief that they are very unlikely to change. 3
  • adjective confirmed long-established in a habit, way of life, etc 3
  • adjective confirmed having received the rite of confirmation 3
  • adjective confirmed firmly established, as in a habit or condition; habitual 3
  • adjective confirmed chronic, as a disease 3
  • adjective confirmed corroborated; proved 3

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Origin of confirmed

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, confirmed is from the Middle English word confermyd. See confirm, -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Confirmed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

confirmed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for confirmed

adj confirmed

  • settled — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
  • accepted — Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable.
  • proved — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
  • ingrained — ingrained; firmly fixed.
  • worn — past participle of wear.

adjective confirmed

  • complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
  • definite — If something such as a decision or an arrangement is definite, it is firm and clear, and unlikely to be changed.
  • set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
  • incorrigible — not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar.
  • longtime — existing, occurring, or continuing for a long period of time; longstanding: longtime friends celebrating 50 years of association.

Antonyms for confirmed

adj confirmed

  • indefinite — not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number.
  • infrequent — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
  • sporadic — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
  • uncommitted — not committed, especially not pledged or bound to a specific cause, candidate, or course of action: uncommitted delegates; uncommitted reserves.
  • undecided — not decided or determined.

adjective confirmed

  • disconfirmed — Simple past tense and past participle of disconfirm.

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