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Synonyms

proven

British  
/ ˈpruːvən /

verb

  1. a past participle of prove

  2. See not proven

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. tried; tested

    a proven method
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • provenly adverb

Example Sentences

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So far he’s proven more successful than either.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

A drug also needs to be proven to work better than a placebo.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

A charge against the footballer was found not proven.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Some 250 years of experience has proven him to be right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Fact: Companies pump the bag with nitrogen gas to prevent the chips from becoming potato crumbs, proven by my experiment in the third grade.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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