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

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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"

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

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

  3. affirmative, optimisticadjective

    expecting the best

    "an affirmative outlook"

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

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

  4. approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausiveadjective

    expressing or manifesting praise or approval

    "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"

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

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. affirmativeadjective

    Synonyms:
    that affirms

  2. affirmativeadjective

    Synonyms:
    INDICATIVE

  3. affirmativeadjective

    Synonyms:
    (Alg.) positive, not negative

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words4.0 / 2 votes

  1. affirmativeadjective

    Synonyms:
    confirmative, ratifying, approving

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "affirmative":

    positive, palliative, corrective, yes, -affirmative, preferential

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#484yes
#1467positive
#11586affirmative
#13548corrective
#14413optimistic
#16843approving
#20737preferential
#21621palliative

How to use affirmative in a sentence?

  1. Solicitor General:

    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.

  2. Vice President Joe Biden:

    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.

  3. Vice President Joe Biden:

    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.

  4. Michele Siqueiros:

    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.

  5. Bill Daly:

    We will further explore the situation privately before taking any affirmative position on next steps.


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