Definition for Prove:

• ( archaic p. p. -en). ( Archaic) test qualities of, try; subject( gun &c.) to testing process; ( Arith.) test accuracy of( calculation); take proof impression of( stereotype plate &c.); make certain, demonstrate, ( fact, the truth of, thing &c. to be, that), whence provable a., provableness n., provably adv.; ( Scotch Law, as verdict in criminal trial) not proven; establish genuineness& validity of( will); ( intr.) turn out( to be, to do), turn out to be, as will p. ( to be) the heir, to know nothing about it. [ old French]

Synonyms for Prove:

• n.

  •
  • vouch for.
  •
  • bear out,
  • appear,
  • become,
  • look,
  • be,
  • form,
  • endorse,
  • get,
  • go.
  •
  • crusty,
  • know,
  • dough,
  • experience,
  • knead,
  • suffer,
  • bakery,
  • bake,
  • go through,
  • leavened,
  • participate,
  • feel,
  • crust,
  • poppyseed.
  •justify (noun)
  • be evidence of.
  •prove (noun)
  • raise,
  • leaven,
  • shew,
  • turn up,
  • essay.

• v.

  •ascertain (verb)
  • assure,
  • find out,
  • ascertain,
  • audit.
  •establish facts; put to a test (verb)
  • fix,
  • determine,
  • sustain,
  • trial,
  • show clearly,
  • find,
  • confirm,
  • settle,
  • show once and for all,
  • result,
  • analyze,
  • witness,
  • evince,
  • pan out,
  • warrant,
  • back,
  • end up,
  • validate,
  • certify,
  • document,
  • declare,
  • explain,
  • have a case,
  • uphold.
  •evince (verb)
  • connote,
  • avouch,
  • betoken,
  • observe,
  • illustrate,
  • depose,
  • exemplify,
  • support,
  • exhibit,
  • state.
  •experiment (verb)
  • investigate,
  • research,
  • benchmark,
  • probe.
  •motion (verb)
  • rise.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • assess,
  • add up,
  • assert,
  • recount,
  • prorate,
  • crunch,
  • divide,
  • revalue,
  • expose,
  • reinforce.
  •
  • maintain,
  • expand,
  • press,
  • interpolate,
  • satisfy,
  • work out,
  • quadruple,
  • suggest,
  • profess,
  • subtract,
  • undergo.
  •
  • justify,
  • affirm,
  • back up.
  •
  • take.
  •
  • have.
  •
  • meet.
  •affirm
  • adduce.
  •analyze
  • assay.
  •bear witness
  • evidence,
  • testify to.
  •demonstrate
  • make evident.
  •experiment
  • play around with.
  •substantiate
  • attest to.
  •succeed
  • go over.

Paraphrases for Prove:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    proves, Proving.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Verb, base form
    n'tprove.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    holds.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    are, show, confirm, testify, reveal, illustrate, indicate, suggest, affirm.
  • Verb, base form
    demonstrated, demonstrating, show, substantiate, confirm, attest, testify, establish, Establishing, reveal, illustrate, indicate, verify, be, Was, is, justify, convince, validate, showcase, suggest, affirm, disclose, prepare, determine, render, highlight, reaffirm.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    proved.
  • Verb, base form
    disprove, testing, transpire, assert, ascertain.

Antonyms for Prove:

• v.

  • establish facts; put to a test
    assist, reject, help, invalidate, confuse, discredit, aid, hypothesize, disprove, theorize, conceal, disclaim, refuse, disavow, deny, unsettle, veto, hide, contradict, miss, refute.
  • Other antonyms:
    challenge, guess, allege, suspect, cancel, conjecture, upset, annul, console, abrogate, condole with, object, dispute, overthrow, destroy, presume, weaken, shatter, surmise, shake.

Hypernym for Prove:

• v.

  • stative
    ensue, result.

Hyponym for Prove:

• v.

  • cognition
    establish, show, demonstrate, authenticate, prove, shew.
  • creation
    impress, print.
  • motion
    grow.
  • stative
    be.