Probative and Supporting

Probative

Probative adjective - Serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something.
Usage example: no dearth of probative evidence for the theory of evolution
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Synonyms for Probative

Supporting and probative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supporting" instead an adjective "Probative".

Nearby Words: probable, probation, probate, probated, probating

Supporting

Supporting adjective - Serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something.
Usage example: scientists looking for direct supporting evidence of microscopic black holes, the existence of which is theoretical

Probative and supporting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Probative" instead an adjective "Supporting".

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