What is another word for prove?

It depends which prove you mean. In the sense “be shown or be found to be”, the synonyms are turn out, turn up. Across all 9 senses there are 17 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of prove?

The recorded antonym is disprove. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.

Why are the synonyms for prove split into groups?

Because prove carries 9 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.

Does this page cover every sense of prove?

It covers the 8 senses that carry a synonym, antonym, broader or narrower term. The remaining 1 sense has none recorded, so it is left off a thesaurus page and shown in full on the word page instead.

Where do the synonyms for prove come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Synonyms and antonyms

prove

prove/ˈpɹuv/

verbCore

prove has 17 distinct synonyms spread across 6 of its 9 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is disprove.

17
Distinct synonyms: 1
Antonym: 8 of 9
Senses with a relation

Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.

prove as a verb

8 of 9 senses carry a relation

1.
be shown or be found to be
“She proved to be right”
Synonymsturn out turn up
Related
Broaderbe
Narrowerresult
2.
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
“The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound”
Synonymsdemonstrate establish show shew
Antonymsdisprove
Related
Broaderconfirm
Narrowerprove oneself negate stultify
3.
provide evidence for
“The blood test showed that he was the father”
Synonymstestify bear witness evidence show
Related
Broaderinform
Narrowerattest presume adduce
5.
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
“This approach has been tried with good results”
Synonymstest try try out examine essay
Related
Broaderevaluate
Narrowercontrol float field-test
6.
increase in volume
“the dough rose slowly in the warm room”
Synonymsrise
Related
Broadergrow
7.
cause to puff up with a leaven
“unleavened bread”
Synonymsraise leaven
Related
Broaderraise
8.
take a trial impression of
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Related
Broaderprint
9.
obtain probate of
“prove a will”
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Related
Broaderauthenticate

1 of the 9 recorded senses carries no synonym, antonym or related term, so it is not shown above. Every sense, with its definition and examples, is on the full entry for prove.

Questions about prove

What is another word for prove?: It depends which prove you mean. In the sense “be shown or be found to be”, the synonyms are turn out, turn up. Across all 9 senses there are 17 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.
What is the opposite of prove?: The recorded antonym is disprove. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.
Why are the synonyms for prove split into groups?: Because prove carries 9 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.
Does this page cover every sense of prove?: It covers the 8 senses that carry a synonym, antonym, broader or narrower term. The remaining 1 sense has none recorded, so it is left off a thesaurus page and shown in full on the word page instead.
Where do the synonyms for prove come from?: From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

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Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for prove come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.

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Synonyms and antonyms

prove

prove/ˈpɹuv/

verbCore

17
Distinct synonyms: 1
Antonym: 8 of 9
Senses with a relation

Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.

prove as a verb

8 of 9 senses carry a relation

1.
be shown or be found to be
“She proved to be right”
Synonymsturn out turn up
Related
Broaderbe
Narrowerresult
2.
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
“The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound”
Synonymsdemonstrate establish show shew
Antonymsdisprove
Related
Broaderconfirm
Narrowerprove oneself negate stultify
3.
provide evidence for
“The blood test showed that he was the father”
Synonymstestify bear witness evidence show
Related
Broaderinform
Narrowerattest presume adduce
5.
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
“This approach has been tried with good results”
Synonymstest try try out examine essay
Related
Broaderevaluate
Narrowercontrol float field-test
6.
increase in volume
“the dough rose slowly in the warm room”
Synonymsrise
Related
Broadergrow
7.
cause to puff up with a leaven
“unleavened bread”
Synonymsraise leaven
Related
Broaderraise
8.
take a trial impression of
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Related
Broaderprint
9.
obtain probate of
“prove a will”
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Related
Broaderauthenticate

1 of the 9 recorded senses carries no synonym, antonym or related term, so it is not shown above. Every sense, with its definition and examples, is on the full entry for prove.

Questions about prove

What is another word for prove?: It depends which prove you mean. In the sense “be shown or be found to be”, the synonyms are turn out, turn up. Across all 9 senses there are 17 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.
What is the opposite of prove?: The recorded antonym is disprove. Opposites are sense-specific too: this page shows which meaning each one is the opposite of, because a word rarely has a single opposite that holds for all of its senses.
Why are the synonyms for prove split into groups?: Because prove carries 9 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.
Does this page cover every sense of prove?: It covers the 8 senses that carry a synonym, antonym, broader or narrower term. The remaining 1 sense has none recorded, so it is left off a thesaurus page and shown in full on the word page instead.
Where do the synonyms for prove come from?: From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

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Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for prove come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.

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