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Evidentiary

Furnishing evidence; asserting; proving; evidential.

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Important 84% connected

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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Important 84% connected

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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Significant 84% connected

Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or suggestive; as, a significant wor…

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Significant 84% connected

Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or suggestive; as, a significant wor…

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Evidence 74% connected

That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the…

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Evidence 74% connected

That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the…

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Evidence 66% connected

That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the…

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Evidential 92% connected

Relating to, or affording, evidence; indicative; especially, relating to the evidences of Christianity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Affirm verb · 78% connection

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: furnishing, evidence, asserting, proving, evidential.
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Affirmation noun · 78% connection

The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to negation or denial.

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Affirmative adjective · 78% connection

That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering "yes" to a question; -- opposed to negative; as, an…

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Allegation noun · 78% connection

The act of alleging or positively asserting.

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Approvement noun · 78% connection

a confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplish and a giving evidenc…

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Argue verb · 78% connection

give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: furnishing, evidence, asserting, proving, evidential.
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Assertion noun · 78% connection

A firm claim that may still need to be proved.

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Assertorial adjective · 78% connection

Asserting that a thing is; -- opposed to problematical and apodeictical.

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Asseverative adjective · 78% connection

Characterized by asseveration; asserting positively.

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Attestive adjective · 78% connection

Attesting; furnishing evidence.

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Aver verb · 78% connection

To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth.

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Bear out verb · 78% connection

support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"

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Confirm verb · 78% connection

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

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Construction noun · 78% connection

drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; "the assignment was to make a constr…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: furnishing, evidence, asserting, proving, evidential.
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Corroborate verb · 78% connection

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

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Corroborating evidence noun · 78% connection

additional evidence or evidence of different kind that supports a proof already offered in a proceeding

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Counter-evidence noun · 78% connection

(philosophy, law, sciences) Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis.; "People persevere in asserting all sorts of thing…

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Counterevidence noun · 78% connection

(philosophy, law, sciences) Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis.; "People persevere in asserting all sorts of thing…

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