Thesaurus
substantiate
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of SUBSTANTIATE
1
to gain full recognition or acceptance of <substantiated his claim to local mountaineering fame with a photo of himself on the summit of Mount McKinley>
Related Words attest, authenticate, bear out, document, evidence, support, sustain, uphold; confirm, corroborate, justify, validate, verify
Antonyms disprove
2
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of <Mr. MacGregor couldn't substantiate that it was Peter, and not some other rabbit, in the cabbage patch>
Synonyms argue, attest, authenticate, bear out, certify, corroborate, substantiate, support, validate, verify, vindicate
3
to represent in visible form <the artist's intense feelings are substantiated by his paintings' bold colors and broad brush strokes>
Synonyms body, epitomize, express, externalize, incarnate, incorporate, instantiate, manifest, materialize, personalize, personify, substantiate
Related Words actualize, concretize, realize; exemplify, illustrate, image, objectify, symbolize, typify
Antonyms disembody
4
to show the existence or truth of by evidence <substantiate the need for a tuition increase with some concrete figures>
Related Words back (up), buttress, circumstantiate, corroborate; evidence, evince, record, support, uphold, witness; adduce, attest, authenticate, certify, identify; confirm, sustain, verify, vouch; clinch, nail, settle; confess, depose, testify
5
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea) <Darwin spent the rest of his life gathering evidence to substantiate his theory of the origin of species>
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