verifiable

adjective

ver·​i·​fi·​able ˌver-ə-ˈfī-ə-bəl 

: capable of being verified

verifiability

ˌver-ə-ˌfī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

verifiableness noun

Synonyms

• checkable
• confirmable
• demonstrable
• empirical
• empiric
• provable
• supportable
• sustainable

Examples of verifiable in a Sentence

we're not sure whether that's a verifiable hypothesis

you need a verifiable letter from your doctor to file a claim for short-term disability

Recent Examples on the Web

Aggregated verification enables verifiable machine learning, ensuring the integrity of training data and model outputs without having to re-execute entire algorithms. —Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024

Last year, Russia suspended its participation from New START, an agreement that sought to put verifiable limits on Washington’s and Moscow’s nuclear arsenals. —Alexander Smith, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024

Figures like Francis Bacon and Johannes Kepler looked at the innovation in bookkeeping and thought: This way of parceling the world into chunks of data that are quantifiable and verifiable is great. —Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024

This is the extraordinary story of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who created the only verifiable public record of votes in their presidential election. —New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

verify + -able

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

verifiable

adjective

ver·​i·​fi·​able ˈver-ə-ˌfī-ə-bəl 

: able to be verified

verifiably

-blē

adverb