Definition for Proven:

• prov'n, ( Scots law) same as PROVED, pa.p. of PROVE.-- NOT PROVEN, a verdict declaring that guilt has not been fully made out, but which leaves the accused still under serious suspicion.

Synonyms for Proven:

• adj.

  •approved (adjective)
  • chosen,
  • ratified,
  • permitted,
  • accepted,
  • backed,
  • made official,
  • affirmed,
  • Legalized,
  • vouched for,
  • ok'd,
  • authorized,
  • endorsed,
  • Passed,
  • Allowed.
  •authoritative (adjective)
  • proven,
  • scholarly,
  • straight from horse's mouth,
  • factual,
  • validated,
  • verified,
  • trustworthy,
  • righteous,
  • attested,
  • learned,
  • veritable,
  • truthful,
  • legit,
  • supported,
  • reliable,
  • dependable,
  • definitive,
  • confirmed,
  • faithful,
  • accurate,
  • documented,
  • authentic,
  • Circumstantiated,
  • authenticated.
  •beyond question (adjective)
  • irrefutable.
  •evidential (adjective)
  • counter-evidential,
  • substantiated,
  • witnessed,
  • evidential,
  • Exemplified,
  • Exhibited,
  • corroborated,
  • demonstrated,
  • certified,
  • Testified,
  • Vouched.
  •irrefutable (adjective)
  • indisputable,
  • indubitable,
  • unassailable,
  • invincible,
  • inarguable,
  • incontrovertible,
  • evident,
  • undeniable,
  • certain,
  • unquestionable,
  • incontestable,
  • final,
  • set,
  • obvious,
  • ironclad,
  • positive,
  • sure,
  • unimpeachable,
  • irresistible.
  •sound (adjective)
  • safe,
  • recognized,
  • reputable,
  • holding together,
  • washing,
  • secure,
  • fair,
  • holding up,
  • kosher*,
  • all there,
  • significant,
  • hanging together,
  • sanctioned,
  • stable,
  • true,
  • holding water,
  • goer,
  • holding up in wash,
  • canonical,
  • loyal,
  • go*,
  • orthodox,
  • proper,
  • standing up,
  • solvent,
  • fly*,
  • received,
  • GOEST.
  •tried and true (adjective)
  • tested and proved,
  • time-tested.
  •true (adjective)
  • absolute,
  • gospel,
  • veracious,
  • axiomatic,
  • honest,
  • right,
  • definite.
  •undoubted (adjective)
  • doubtless.
  •valid (adjective)
  • official,
  • potent,
  • well-grounded,
  • just,
  • telling,
  • ultimate,
  • pure,
  • persuasive,
  • bona fide,
  • logical,
  • unadulterated,
  • stringent,
  • weighty,
  • powerful,
  • original,
  • determinative,
  • credible,
  • convincing,
  • lawful,
  • binding,
  • efficacious,
  • cogent,
  • uncorrupted,
  • compelling.
  •well-founded (adjective)
  • rock solid,
  • based on hard facts,
  • rock-solid,
  • based on hard data.

• n.

  •
  • high-powered,
  • operative,
  • worthwhile,
  • effective,
  • helpful,
  • practical,
  • efficient,
  • useful,
  • valuable,
  • functional.
  •established (noun)
  • established.
  •evidenced (noun)
  • evidenced.

• v.

  •ascertained (verb)
  • found out,
  • Audited,
  • ascertained,
  • assured.
  •evinced (verb)
  • observed,
  • illustrated,
  • deposed,
  • stated,
  • Avouched,
  • Manifested,
  • Indicated,
  • Betokened,
  • Evinced,
  • Adduced,
  • Connoted,
  • declared,
  • determined.
  •experimented (verb)
  • Assayed,
  • Experimented,
  • researched,
  • analyzed,
  • tried,
  • Investigated,
  • checked,
  • Probed,
  • benchmarked,
  • tested.
  •prove (verb)
  • check,
  • attest,
  • warrant,
  • testify,
  • explain,
  • manifest,
  • back,
  • authenticate,
  • evince,
  • fix,
  • examine,
  • uphold,
  • justify,
  • bear out,
  • result,
  • witness,
  • turn out,
  • document,
  • find,
  • try,
  • settle,
  • end up,
  • add up,
  • show clearly,
  • verify,
  • show once and for all,
  • determine,
  • affirm,
  • declare,
  • validate,
  • corroborate,
  • analyze,
  • substantiate,
  • ascertain,
  • assay,
  • test,
  • have a case,
  • make evident,
  • experiment,
  • pan out,
  • trial,
  • certify,
  • convince.

• Other synonyms:

  •assured
  • undoubted.
  •Other relevant words:
  • confirm,
  • medical,
  • justifiable,
  • settled,
  • well-tried,
  • trustable,
  • demonstrate,
  • substantial,
  • aesculapian,
  • conclusive,
  • medicinal,
  • Shown,
  • genuine,
  • measurable,
  • Faithworthy,
  • technical,
  • prove,
  • show,
  • untreacherous,
  • empirical,
  • solid,
  • to be trusted,
  • legal,
  • fixed,
  • unanswered,
  • Unrefuted,
  • inviolable,
  • straight,
  • good,
  • experimental,
  • borne out,
  • quantifiable,
  • not guilty,
  • scientific,
  • well-founded,
  • responsible,
  • valid,
  • forcible,
  • trusty,
  • unconfuted,
  • evidence,
  • incorruptible,
  • establish,
  • strong,
  • legitimate,
  • sustain.

Paraphrases for Proven:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    confirmed, earlier, well-established, established, acknowledged, provable, certified, tried-and-tested, time-tested, tried, demonstrated, validated, probative, evidence-based, apparent, tested, bereaved, accepted, successful, Certifying, accredited, reliable, known.
  • Proper noun, singular
    demonstrated, tested.
  • Verb, past participle
    evidenced, revealed, perceived, Provided, professed, pre-tested, discovered, suggested, Served, Indicated, asserted, illustrated, incorporated, exposed, presented, accomplishment, Appeared, derived, uncovered, guaranteed, Prevented, reconfirmed, characterized, received, produced, Performed, evaluated, Believed, impressed, concluded, vindicated, Prompted, reinforced, portrayed, Achieved, Emerged, forged, expressed, identified, recorded, supported, Offered, measured, Generated, Delivered, concentrated, Rendered, Introduced, depicted, Constructed, accomplished, emphasised, Exemplified, realized, enforceable, underscored, realised, Borne, witnessed, Mentioned, Compiled, reflected, Transpired, elaborated, formulated, Contributed, Told, disclosed, posed, Convened, composed, Helped, highlighted, stabilized, emphasized, Succeeded, Adduced, Exercised, justified, driven, calibrated, Displayed, Argued, earned, Manifested, addressed, Translated, completed, arranged, Appraised, Exhibited, learned, Learnt, devoted, Enjoyed, Arrived, convicted, endorsed, Lived, benchmarked, Seemed, Betrayed, Endured, Suffered, become, detected, Shown, showed, located, opened, Afforded, assumed, Comprised, implied, imposed, Captured, Undergone, Challenged, Encountered, facilitated, Devised, Obtained, Regarded, outlined, result, Resulted, specified, Divulged, valued, ensured, charged, satisfied, ended, manifesto, conceded, Instituted, permitted, classified, Culminated, Enshrined, worn, treated, defined, stressed, announced, Evinced, Worked, instructed, taught, felt, pointed, Managed, warranted, Had, initiated, appointed, assembled, given, adopted, come, noticed, maintained, finalized, furnished, Expelled, Been, ruled, attempted, spoken, Cited, analysed, Created, conducted, afflicted, turned, honored, Referred, dropped, Scored, Surfaced, Deemed, Submitted, Occurred, monitored, situated, admitted, Examined, strained, released, Yielded, grown, Remained, dedicated, Reared, failed, Inspected, thrown, Judged, Inflicted, assigned, featured, Lodged, withheld, increased, laid, Arisen, Issued, allocated, entrusted, induced, Approached, licensed, Consisted, Enabled, risen, noted, Piloted, blown, unveiled, Earmarked, seen, sent, drawn, played, Carried, Brought, Drafted, Viewed, Supplied, impacted, heard, considered, raised, led, struck, donated, Reached, Dealt, Notified, extended, bound, Spanned, built, paid, faced, landed, dumped, Accorded, centred, put, formed, directed, Saddened, stranded, trusted, signalled, Gained, Accounted, Tasted, guided, Awarded, Filed, Passed, founded, Asked, Looked, Installed, credited, planted, Lavished, Caused, Allowed, assisted, shared, Meant, taken, Met, fallen, confirmed, won, focused, focussed, placed, cast, backed, listed, gone, shed, based, Acted, substantiated, done, made, established, acknowledged, certified, tried, demonstrated, validated, tested, bereaved, accepted, accredited, known.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    accumulate.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    substantiated, demonstrable, well-tested.
  • Verb, past participle
    demonstrable.

Antonyms for Proven:

• adj.

  • approved
    disapproved.
  • authoritative
    democratic.
  • irrefutable
    refutable, uncertain, doubtful, dubious, questionable.
  • sound
    Distrusted, rejected, Refused.
  • undoubted
    Refuted, unsure, disputed, unclear.
  • valid
    unsound, wrong, invalid, unacceptable, unreal.
  • Other antonyms:
    unproved, unproven.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    unestablished.

• v.

  • prove
    theorize, hypothesize, discredit, disprove.

Proven Sentence Examples:

• One, I am convinced, had deliberately shot off his trigger finger; but it couldn't be proven, and he'll get his discharge.

• The crime was proven, the law explicit.