Meaning & use
validated
Officially confirmed or recognized as accurate, sound, or legally acceptable.
See it in a sentence
The scientist's results were validated by three independent laboratories before publication.
Make sure your parking ticket is validated at the front desk before you leave.
A note on using this word
In everyday speech, feeling 'validated' can also mean feeling that one's emotions or opinions have been acknowledged as reasonable.
Words with a similar meaning
confirmedverified
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Words with an opposite meaning
disprovedinvalidated
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