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

  • (..) Human beings are weak, pathetic, feeble-minded... Oscorp. - Captain Stacy! - What? We have a confirmed sighting, sir. The Lizard's headed... -...toward Canal Street. - What about Spider-Man? Inside the high school. I want that Spider-Man off the street. (..)
    2012 The Amazing Spider-Man