Antonyms for affirmative
əˈfɜr mə tɪvaf·fir·ma·tive

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1. affirmativeadjective

   a reply of affirmation

   "he answered in the affirmative"

   Antonyms:
   negative, dissentient, dissenting(a), unfavourable, neutral, dissident, unfavorable

2. affirmative, affirmatoryadjective

   affirming or giving assent

   "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"

   Antonyms:
   negative, dissident, neutral, unfavorable, dissentient, dissenting(a), unfavourable

   Synonyms:
   approving, approbative, approbatory, affirmatory, plausive, optimistic

3. affirmative, optimisticadjective

   expecting the best

   "an affirmative outlook"

   Antonyms:
   negative, unfavourable, dissident, unfavorable, dissentient, dissenting(a), neutral

   Synonyms:
   approving, approbative, approbatory, affirmatory, plausive, optimistic

4. approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausiveadjective

   expressing or manifesting praise or approval

   "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"

   Antonyms:
   negative, unfavourable, dissentient, dissident, neutral, dissenting(a), unfavorable

   Synonyms:
   approving, approbatory, plausive, affirmatory, optimistic, approbative

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1. affirmativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   confirmative, ratifying, approving

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1. nuh-uh

   Submitted by acronimous on July 17, 2023  

How to use affirmative in a sentence?

1. Marjorie Funderburg:

   You can dehumanize people when they are just abstract concepts to you, affirmative action, voting rights — these are issues that you can depersonalize. But you can't depersonalize your cousin's husband at the barbecue who asks you to pass the ketchup. It's hard to dismiss or take a stance against love when it's in your face.

2. Lindsey Graham:

   Affirmative action is picking somebody not as well qualified for past wrongs. Michelle Childs is incredibly qualified. There's no affirmative action component if you pick her.

3. Fred Eno:

   Preliminary contacts were made with the insurgents by those ... involved in the previous negotiations, with a view to reviving the deal we struck last time, they (Boko Haram) have responded in the affirmative and so various channels are being explored.

4. Michael Steele:

   In meetings, I've heard Republicans say to me that black people are Republicans, they just don't know it yet. I don't need you to tell me I'm conservative because I go to church. What I like about Rand Paul is that he doesn't make that presumption, he has taken affirmative steps to become more aware of how black people view certain issues. But he has been forthright about what he is willing and capable of doing.

5. The GOP report:

   [Former Acting Deputy Attorney General Richard] Donoghue noted in his testimony that, until this meeting, President Trump did not fully understand the gravity of his advisors’ concerns with Clark’s plan, which were serious enough that they and other senior DOJ leaders had stated they would resign if Clark was made Acting Attorney General and his plan was implemented, president Trump then turned to Donoghue and asked if he would resign if Clark became Acting Attorney General, to which he answered in the affirmative.

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