substantiated

[ suhb-stan-shee-ey-tid ]

adjective

1. established by proof or competent evidence:

   A single substantiated case of abuse involving our personnel is one case too many.

2. made tangible or concrete:

   According to the Apostle Paul, Christ is the substantiated ideal of the spiritual man.

3. affirmed as being solid or substantial rather than slight or flimsy; given substance:

   The two actors have tons of chemistry—not the touchy-feely, gee-we're-in-love type, but a more substantiated relationship that comes from within.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of substantiate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of substantiated¹

substantiate ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Tony Chicotel, an attorney with California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, told me in August that he was shocked at so few complaints being substantiated.

From Voice of San Diego

If there were 12 allegations that were substantiated, you shouldn’t be afraid to put that in writing.

From Voice of San Diego

The charge that Democrats were targeting Barrett’s personal life or were “Bork-ing” her was also difficult to substantiate.

From Washington Post

At a minimum, companies must substantiate the claim that their profits are justified in order for society to continue to offer them patent protections that contribute to inequitable access.

From Fortune

An inspector general’s report substantiated the allegations, including that he directed government business to associates.

From Washington Post

Many became convinced that he was at the apartment house to see a woman, although this was never proved or even substantiated.

From The Daily Beast

The Human Genome Project began not with a question, but an answer that had to be substantiated in reverse.

From The Daily Beast

No one mentions, however, that many Israeli settlements do the same, as substantiated by Friends of the Earth Middle East.

From The Daily Beast

The claims were never substantiated, and Bailey has vehemently denied them.

From The Daily Beast

Now, a story has come to our ears which if it had not been substantiated would have appeared incredible.

From Project Gutenberg

And the lavalliere incidents and the blouse buttons substantiated it still further.

From Project Gutenberg

It is readily seen how fully these views are substantiated by observations from a number of independent sources.

From Project Gutenberg

The Federal report on "Restriction of Output" of 1904 substantiated the union's contention.

From Project Gutenberg

Here, again, the fact that the world empire was preparatory to world culture is substantiated.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• accepted
• approved
• closed
• concluded
• confirmed
• endorsed
• identified