Synonyms for affirm
əˈfɜrmaf·firm

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1. affirmverb

   Antonyms:
   deny

2. affirmverb

   She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.

   Antonyms:
   deny

3. affirmverb

   They did everything they could to affirm the children's self-confidence.

   Antonyms:
   deny

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1. affirm

   To allege is formally to state as true or capable of proof, but without proving. To adduce, literally to lead to, is to bring the evidence up to what has been alleged. Adduce is a secondary word; nothing can be adduced in evidence till something has been stated or alleged, which the evidence is to sustain. An alleged fact stands open to question or doubt. To speak of an alleged document, an alleged will, an alleged crime, is either to question, or at least very carefully to refrain from admitting, that the document exists, that the will is genuine, or that the crime has been committed. Alleged is, however, respectful; to speak of the "so-called" will or deed, etc., would be to cast discredit upon the document, and imply that the speaker was ready to brand it as unquestionably spurious; alleged simply concedes nothing and leaves the question open. To produce is to bring forward, as, for instance, papers or persons. Adduce is not used of persons; of them we say introduce or produce. When an alleged criminal is brought to trial, the counsel on either side are accustomed to advance a theory, and adduce the strongest possible evidence in its support; they will produce documents and witnesses, cite precedents, assign reasons, introduce suggestions, offer pleas. The accused will usually assert his innocence. Compare STATE.

   Synonyms:
   adduce, advance, allege, assert, asseverate, assign, aver, cite, claim, declare, introduce, maintain, offer, plead, produce, say, state

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1. affirm

   Synonyms:
   assert, swear, testify, tell, aver, propound, asseverate, depose, state, declare, endorse, maintain

   Antonyms:
   deny, dispute, doubt, demur, negative, contradict, gainsay, oppugn, impugn, oppose

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1. confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirmverb

   establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

   "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

   Synonyms:
   actualise, realise, abide, embody, verify, get, support, stomach, defend, plunk for, hold up, substantiate, keep going, actualize, back, have, avow, fend for, patronise, stick out, assert, back up, keep, digest, nurture, keep up, corroborate, endorse, validate, reassert, hold, confirm, bear out, incarnate, swan, subscribe, brook, indorse, body forth, tolerate, suffer, endure, stand, aver, maintain, prolong, nourish, sustain, realize, patronize, underpin, plump for, patronage, put up, swear, bear

   Antonyms:
   negate, contradict

2. affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swearverb

   to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

   "Before God I swear I am innocent"

   Synonyms:
   vagabond, depose, put forward, ramble, support, range, trust, bank, stray, rove, roll, rely, say, cast, imprecate, avouch, insist, wander, control, corroborate, assert, confirm, swan, curse, blaspheme, tramp, avow, allege, verify, asseverate, aver, maintain, drift, sustain, substantiate, depone, roam, swear, cuss

   Antonyms:
   contradict, negate

3. affirmverb

   say yes to

   Synonyms:
   swear, substantiate, avow, sustain, verify, assert, support, swan, corroborate, confirm, aver

   Antonyms:
   negate, contradict

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1. affirmverb

   Synonyms:
   declare, aver, assert, maintain, asseverate, avouch, vouch, allege, say, profess, protest, pronounce, predicate

2. affirmverb

   Synonyms:
   confirm, ratify, approve, establish

3. affirmverb

   Synonyms:
   assert, declare, aver, say, state, SWEAR, testify, depose, bear witness

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1. affirmverb

   Synonyms:
   assert (positively), aver, asseverate, state

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1. List of paraphrases for "affirm":

   confirm, assert, reaffirm, say, claim, reiterate, argue, assure

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1. AFFIRM

   Synonyms:
   Atrial Fibrillation Followup: Investigation of Rhythm Management

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1. Ken Paxton:

   The court should affirm what President Obama said himself on more than 20 occasions: that he cannot unilaterally rewrite congressional laws and circumvent the people's representatives.

2. Richard Dieter:

   They might affirm it, but it would be terrible to go ahead with an execution when the person's life or death depends solely on his having a date between the Supreme Court agreeing to hear the case and its decision in that case.

3. Tomiko Brown-Nagin:

   It's so important to have this breakthrough appointment of an African American woman who's so well qualified to the post because African American appointment will affirm the values of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, equal workplace opportunity regardless of race and sex and background -- that's something to be very happy about.

4. Margo Hammond:

   I think it will only affirm what I originally thought.

5. New York:

   We recognize Bob's contributions to our industry and our listeners, we also affirm NYPR's commitment to providing an inclusive and respectful environment for our employees, guests and listeners.