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proved (root: prove)
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective proved has 1 sense
- proved(a = adj.all) proven - established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness" Antonym: unproved
THESAURUS
proved
actual, ascertained, assured, attested, authenticated, borne out, categorically true, certain, certified, circumstantiated, confirmed, corroborated, decided, demonstrated, determinate, determined, documentary, effectual, established, factual, fixed, guaranteed, historical, in the bag, made sure, nailed down, not in error, objectively true, on ice, open-and-shut, proven, real, secure, set, settled, shown, stated, substantiated, sure-enough, tested, tried, tried and true, true, true as gospel, truthful, unconfuted, undenied, undoubted, unerroneous, unfallacious, unfalse, unmistaken, unquestionable, unrefuted, validated, veracious, verified, veritable, warranted
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