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

  • (..) we can allow ourselves... ...to stop thinking about what Thomas Wayne would have done. JESSICA: Good morning, Mr. Earle's office. Yes, he's confirmed for the dinner tomorrow evening. BRUCE: Good morning. I'm here to see Mr. Earle. Name? Bruce Wayne. (..)
    2005 Batman Begins