Confirmed vs Observed - What's the difference?
confirmed | observed |
(confirm)
having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
verified or ratified
(Christianity) having received the rite of confirmation
(observe)
::N-substituted pyrroles are much less reactive than the other 5-membered 1,3-dienes; no reaction was observed between N-(trimethylsilyl) pyrrole or N-benzylpyrrole with Smith’s diene (4) under thermal or high pressure (4 days at 14 kbar) conditions, even in the presence of Lewis acids.
As verbs the difference between confirmed and observed
is that confirmed is (confirm) while observed is (observe).As an adjective confirmed
is having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual.confirmed
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(head)Adjective
(head)- a confirmed liar
- a confirmed treaty
- a confirmed Catholic
Synonyms
* (verified) sickerAntonyms
* unconfirmedobserved
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