Need another word that means the same as “substantiate”? Find 29 synonyms and 30 related words for “substantiate” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Substantiate” are: actualise, actualize, realise, realize, affirm, confirm, corroborate, support, sustain, body forth, embody, incarnate, prove, give proof of, show to be true, give substance to, uphold, back up, bear out, justify, vindicate, validate, verify, authenticate, endorse, give credence to, lend weight to, establish, demonstrate
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “substantiate” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| actualise | Make real or concrete; give reality or substance to. |
| actualize | Make a reality of. He had actualized his dream and achieved the world record. |
| affirm | To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. Good teachers know that students need to be both affirmed and challenged. |
| authenticate | Prove or show (something) to be true, genuine, or valid. It only accepts commands from users who have authenticated as clients. |
| back up | Strengthen by providing with a back or backing. |
| bear out | Move while holding up or supporting. |
| body forth | Invest with or as with a body; give body to. |
| confirm | Administer the rite of confirmation to. The Senate confirmed the President s candidate for Secretary of Defense. |
| corroborate | Confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding. The witness had corroborated the boy s account of the attack. |
| demonstrate | Take part in a public demonstration. Thousands demonstrated in favour of the government. |
| embody | Represent, as of a character on stage. Livius embodied the population of the town. |
| endorse | Write (a comment) on a document. The speed and accuracy achieved will be endorsed on the certificate. |
| establish | Establish the validity of something as by an example explanation or experiment. The right plan would be to establish dummy s diamonds. |
| give credence to | Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody. |
| give proof of | Give or convey physically. |
| give substance to | Allow to have or take. |
| incarnate | Make concrete and real. A desire to make things which will incarnate their personality. |
| justify | Declare or make righteous in the sight of God. The situation was grave enough to justify further investigation. |
| lend weight to | Bestow a quality on. |
| prove | Prove formally demonstrate by a mathematical formal proof. The scheme has proved a great success. |
| realise | Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages. |
| realize | Convert into cash; of goods and property. His worst fears have been realized. |
| show to be true | Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments. |
| support | Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm. The land had lost its capacity to support life. |
| sustain | Supply with necessities and support. We sustained ourselves on bread and water. |
| uphold | Confirm or support (something which has been questioned. They uphold a tradition of not causing distress to living creatures. |
| validate | Make valid or confirm the validity of. All analytical methods should be validated in respect of accuracy. |
| verify | Make sure or demonstrate that (something) is true, accurate, or justified. Verify a claim. |
| vindicate | Show to be right by providing justification or proof. More sober views were vindicated by events. |
| adduce | Cite as evidence. A number of factors are adduced to explain the situation. |
| affirm | To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. He refused to take the oath but chose simply to affirm on being admitted to the Privy Council. |
| assert | Assert to be true. The company asserts that the cuts will not affect development. |
| attest | Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one’s behavior, attitude, or external attributes. His high fever attested to his illness. |
| aver | Report or maintain. The defendant does not aver any performance by himself. |
| certification | The act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on. Graduates who want to gain industry recognized certifications. |
| certify | Guarantee payment on; of checks. The Law Society will certify that the sum charged is fair and reasonable. |
| claim | Ask for legally or make a legal claim to as of debts for example. I m entitled to be conceited he claimed. |
| confirm | Administer the religious rite of confirmation to. The organization has confirmed the appointment of Mr Collins as managing director. |
| corrigible | Capable of being corrected, rectified, or reformed. A corrigible defect. |
| corroborate | Give evidence for. The witness had corroborated the boy s account of the attack. |
| corroborative | Serving to support or corroborate. |
| debunk | Reduce the inflated reputation of (someone. She debunks all the usual rubbish about acting. |
| demonstrate | Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one’s behavior, attitude, or external attributes. Thousands demonstrated in favour of the government. |
| dogmatic | Characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles. She was not tempted to be dogmatic about what she believed. |
| evidential | Serving as or based on evidence. The evidential bases for her argument. |
| invalidate | Deprive (an official document or procedure) of legal validity because it contravenes a regulation or law. Invalidate a contract. |
| justify | Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning. The situation was grave enough to justify further investigation. |
| proof | Proofread a text. The marine battle armour was proof against most weapons. |
| proponent | A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea. A strong proponent of the free market and liberal trade policies. |
| prove | Prove formally demonstrate by a mathematical formal proof. The scheme has proved a great success. |
| rationalize | Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning. He rationalized his lack of success. |
| reassert | Assert again. He moved quickly to reassert his control. |
| support | A musical part vocal or instrumental that supports or provides background for other musical parts. She clutched the sideboard for support. |
| testify | Give testimony in a court of law. The bleak lines testify to inner torment. |
| underpin | Support from beneath. The theme of honour underpinning the two books. |
| validate | Make or declare legally valid. Validate a ticket. |
| verification | (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement. The verification principle. |
| verify | Attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition. Can you verify that the guns are licensed. |
| vindicate | Clear (someone) of blame or suspicion. Vindicate the rights of the citizens. |
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