Shown to be true
The crossword clue "Shown to be true" is answered by PROVEN, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2018. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
PROVEN
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PROVEN answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2018. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- EVIDENCED (1 uses in xd)
- PROVED (1 uses in xd)
- PRVN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PROVEN
Every other clue in this collection answered by PROVEN, most used first.
- Demonstrated - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Tried and true - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Tried-and-true - TESTED, used 16 times
- Shows to be true - PROVES, used 15 times
- Declare to be true - ATTEST, used 13 times
- Affirm to be true - ATTEST, used 9 times
- Declare true - AFFIRM, used 8 times
- Take to be true - ASSUME, used 8 times
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