What is another word for affirmative?
Synonyms for affirmative
əˈfɜr mə tɪvaf·fir·ma·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
affirmativeadjective
a reply of affirmation
"he answered in the affirmative"
Antonyms:
negative, dissentient, dissenting(a), unfavourable, neutral, dissident, unfavorableaffirmative, affirmatoryadjective
affirming or giving assent
"an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"
Synonyms:
approving, approbative, approbatory, affirmatory, plausive, optimisticAntonyms:
negative, dissident, neutral, unfavorable, dissentient, dissenting(a), unfavourableaffirmative, optimisticadjective
expecting the best
"an affirmative outlook"
Synonyms:
approving, approbative, approbatory, affirmatory, plausive, optimisticAntonyms:
negative, unfavourable, dissident, unfavorable, dissentient, dissenting(a), neutralapproving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausiveadjective
expressing or manifesting praise or approval
"approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"
Synonyms:
approving, approbatory, plausive, affirmatory, optimistic, approbativeAntonyms:
negative, unfavourable, dissentient, dissident, neutral, dissenting(a), unfavorable
Dictionary of English Synonymes
affirmativeadjective
Synonyms:
that affirmsaffirmativeadjective
Synonyms:
INDICATIVEaffirmativeadjective
Synonyms:
(Alg.) positive, not negative
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
affirmativeadjective
Synonyms:
confirmative, ratifying, approving
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "affirmative":
positive, palliative, corrective, yes, -affirmative, preferential
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#484 | yes | |
#1467 | positive | |
#11586 | affirmative | |
#13548 | corrective | |
#14413 | optimistic | |
#16843 | approving | |
#20737 | preferential | |
#21621 | palliative |
How to use affirmative in a sentence?
You can't understand how important Anthony Kennedy affirmative action opinion is without understanding Anthony Kennedy earlier jurisprudence, for decades, Anthony Kennedy has been the court's most eloquent voice on the need to be color blind -- why Anthony Kennedy changed Anthony Kennedy mind is something historians will debate for decades.
We have to ... engage our communities and engage those who might be susceptible to being radicalized because they are marginalized, societies have to provide an affirmative alternative for immigrant communities, a sense of opportunity, a sense of belonging that discredits the terrorist’s appeal to fear, isolation, hatred, resentment.
Societies have to provide an affirmative alternative for immigrant communities, a sense of opportunity, a sense of belonging that discredits the terrorist’s appeal to fear, isolation, hatred, resentment.
It's very clear that there is not enough capacity at all the elite universities combined, i have always said to my friends that focusing just on affirmative action... is not a solution.
We will further explore the situation privately before taking any affirmative position on next steps.
Translations for affirmative
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- إيجابيArabic
- положителен, утвърдителенBulgarian
- affirmativer SatzGerman
- καταφατικόςGreek
- afirmativo, positivo, oración afirmativaSpanish
- مثبتPersian
- phrase affirmative, affirmatifFrench
- dearfachIrish
- सकारात्मकHindi
- setujuIndonesian
- 肯定的なJapanese
- ಸಮರ್ಥನೀಯKannada
- bevestigende zinDutch
- bekreftes, tiltredesNorwegian
- positivo, afirmativoPortuguese
- утвердительный, утверди́тельный, положи́тельныйRussian
- உடன்பாட்டுTamil
- olumluTurkish
- مثبتUrdu
- 肯定Chinese
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