confirmed

adjective

con·​firmed kən-ˈfərmd How to pronounce confirmed (audio)
1
a
: marked by long continuance and likely to persist
a confirmed habit
b
: fixed in habit and unlikely to change
a confirmed do-gooder
2
: having received the rite of confirmation
confirmedly adverb
confirmedness
kən-ˈfər-məd-nəs How to pronounce confirmed (audio)
-ˈfərm(d)-nəs
noun
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inveterate, confirmed, chronic mean firmly established.

inveterate applies to a habit, attitude, or feeling of such long existence as to be practically ineradicable or unalterable.

an inveterate smoker

confirmed implies a growing stronger and firmer with time so as to resist change or reform.

a confirmed bachelor

chronic suggests something that is persistent or endlessly recurrent and troublesome.

a chronic complainer

Examples of confirmed in a Sentence

a confirmed grouch who never seems to smile a confirmed tendency to exaggerate about everything
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As of Saturday, the confirmed death toll was reported to have surpassed 1,600, with more than 3,400 injured, according to the AP. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025 An untitled movie directed by Crispin starring Bruce Glover is listed on IMDb as being in post-production, with no confirmed release date. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025 Orton is set to join the SmackDown roster for their upcoming UK tour, with confirmed appearances in Barcelona on March 14th, Bologna on March 21st, and London on March 28th. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025 In some later cases, there was no confirmed fertilization. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for confirmed

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of confirmed was in the 14th century

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“Confirmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confirmed. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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confirmed

adjective
con·​firmed kən-ˈfərmd How to pronounce confirmed (audio)
1
: deeply established
a confirmed habit
2
: unlikely to change : habitual, chronic
a confirmed optimist

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