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verification vs proof

proof vs verification

verification and proof both are nouns.

verification is not an adjective while proof is an adjective.

verification is not a verb while proof is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
verification Yes No No No
proof Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, proof is a hypernym of verification; that is, proof is a word with a broader meaning than verification:
  • verification: additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
  • proof: any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
Other hypernyms of verification include cogent evidence.
verification (noun) proof (noun)
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
(law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement a trial photographic print from a negative
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
(printing) an impression made to check for errors
a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
verification (adjective) proof (adjective)
(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand
verification (verb) proof (verb)
make resistant (to harm)
activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
read for errors
knead to reach proper lightness
make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
Difference between verification and proof

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