confirmed

Definition

  • adjective: not likely to change
  • adjective: marked by long continuance and likely to persist
  • synonyms: accepted, accustomed, acknowledged

Examples

  • Her parents' attitude only 'confirmed' [='strengthened, reinforced'] her resolve to get her own apartment.

  • The award 'confirmed' her status as one of the great movie actresses.

  • She was 'confirmed in' her determination to get a higher-paying job.

Movie quotes

  • (..) If anyone so much as approaches the driver's door, we 'll blow everything. When I hear the van is away and the money secure, my men will leave. Once their safety is confirmed, you 'll get your vault. The S.W.A.T. team is here. All right. Now, I have complied with your (..)
    2001 Ocean's Eleven