confirming

English Thesaurus

1. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen (adj.all)

similar	:	gram-positive,
definition	:	(of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method (adj.all)

domain category	:	medical specialty, medicine,
definition	:	the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (noun.cognition)

2. serving to support or corroborate (adj.all)

similar	:	supportive,
definition	:	furnishing support or assistance (adj.all)

3. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen (adj.all)

antonym	:	disconfirming, negative,
definition	:	not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition (adj.all)

4. serving to support or corroborate (adj.all)

derivation	:	collateral,
definition	:	a security pledged for the repayment of a loan (noun.possession)

derivation	:	verify,
definition	:	confirm the truth of (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain,
definition	:	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	validate,
definition	:	prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	confirm, reassert,
definition	:	strengthen or make more firm (verb.communication)

derivation	:	corroborate, validate,
definition	:	give evidence for (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bear out, corroborate, support, underpin,
definition	:	support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm (verb.stative)

5. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen (adj.all)

antonym	:	disconfirming, negative,
definition	:	not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition (adj.all)

6. serving to support or corroborate (adj.all)

derivation	:	collateral,
definition	:	a security pledged for the repayment of a loan (noun.possession)

derivation	:	verify,
definition	:	confirm the truth of (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain,
definition	:	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	validate,
definition	:	prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	confirm, reassert,
definition	:	strengthen or make more firm (verb.communication)

derivation	:	corroborate, validate,
definition	:	give evidence for (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bear out, corroborate, support, underpin,
definition	:	support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm (verb.stative)