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substantiating

A form of substantiate — To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.

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collateral confirmative confirming confirmatory corroborative corroboratory substantiative validating

UncommonScrabble 17

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Meanings

verb

gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of substantiate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveserving to support or corroborate

Similar

collateral confirmative confirming confirmatory corroborative corroboratory substantiative validating validatory verificatory verifying supportive

Also see

collateral confirmative confirmatory confirming corroborative corroboratory substantiative validatory verificatory

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

substantiating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substantiating

MLA

“substantiating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substantiating. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “substantiating,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substantiating.

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