Synonyms 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"

   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

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1. affirmativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   that affirms

2. affirmativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   INDICATIVE

3. affirmativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   (Alg.) positive, not negative

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1. affirmativeadjective

   Synonyms:
   confirmative, ratifying, approving

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1. List of paraphrases for "affirmative":

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

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1. Alphonso David:

   I do expect that the Biden-Harris administration will take affirmative steps within the first day or so of taking office to satisfy their campaign pledges.

2. Bill Daly:

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

3. Warwick Sabin:

   Other states are moving ahead of us and Arkansas is being left in the dust. We need to make an affirmative statement about our values as a state, and I know that the vast majority of Arkansans believe in fairness and opportunity for all of its citizens.

4. Brian Fallon:

   But in a phase of the campaign where we are not truly running a national campaign and in some of these states she has the opportunity to be there only for a brief period, we are going to lead with our affirmative message.

5. Richard Neal:

   It strikes me that we've been at this for months -- you've witnessed the meetings -- and I hope that maybe one or two more meetings and we'll have an affirmative position.