confirmed
Americanadjective
-
made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed reservations on the three o'clock flight to Denver.
confirmed reports of new fighting at the front;
confirmed reservations on the three o'clock flight to Denver.
-
firmly established in a habit or condition; inveterate.
a confirmed bachelor.
-
given additional determination; made resolute.
-
having received the religious rite of confirmation.
adjective
-
(prenominal) long-established in a habit, way of life, etc
a confirmed bachelor
-
having received the rite of confirmation
-
(of a disease) another word for chronic
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of confirmed
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English confermed; see confirm, -ed 2
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
With the by-election date yet to be confirmed, three other parties have now named their candidates.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Kane died Monday from complications of a stroke he suffered in 2020, his representative Zachery McGinnis confirmed to The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Lab tests had not confirmed the cause yet.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
"Uganda has also informed WHO of two confirmed cases in the capital of Kampala, including one death among two individuals who travelled from DRC," he told the annual meeting of the health agency's decision-taking body.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
The evidence already collected by April 15 confirmed that it was Booth who had shot Lincoln, and that he seemed to have several accomplices.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
