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

  • (..) I will. Tighter. Tighter, tighter. Sir, some cameras were damaged in the bombings, but we confirmed it's her. Zoom in. She was visiting a makeshift hospital. We're not sure if she's still there. We can scramble hovercraft from the border of . (..)
    2014 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1