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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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words4.0 / 2 votes

  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. 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.

  2. Grace Fosu:

    [ Ghana ] has made some strides with regard to women's rights in some areas but has not done very well in other areas... women's role in public life is abysmal with attempts to get an affirmative action law in place not gone far.

  3. William Wilmoth:

    These guys have every right to have off-center political views, but when they made affirmative steps to blow up an actual federal facility... we thought it was an important place for us to go and prosecute.

  4. 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.

  5. Katie McHugh:

    Stephen Miller asked me if I had seen the recent' AmRen' article about crime statistics and race, i responded in the affirmative because I had read it. Many of us [ on the far right ] had read it. I remember being struck by the way he called it' AmRen,' the nickname.

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#2605negative
#5908neutral
#11586affirmative
#27323unfavorable
#34464dissident
#51861unfavourable

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