Affirmative synonyms

ə-fûr'mə-tĭv

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positive
(Chemistry) Of or relating to an ion, the cation, that is attracted to a negative electrode.
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yes
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supporting
That supports.
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acknowledging
Giving assent
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assertive
The definition of assertive is something with a strong taste or smell.
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agreeing
Giving assent
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yea
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consenting
Willing and able to give consent.
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contradictory (antonym)
Involving, of the nature of, or being a contradiction:
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approving
Expressing approbation; commending; as, an approving smile.
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ratifying
Giving assent
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assenting
Giving assent
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confirming
Giving assent
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negative (antonym)
Hostile or disparaging; malicious:
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noncommittal (antonym)
Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.
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conclusive
The definition of conclusive is something that puts an end to arguments or that definitively proves something or ends dispute.
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affirming
Giving assent
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affirmatory
Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.
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concurring
Giving assent
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complying
Giving assent
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acquiescent
Willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
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establishing
Giving assent
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confirmatory
Confirming or tending to confirm
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amen
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aye
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categorical
According to or using categories:
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confirmative
That serves to confirm
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emphatic
Standing out in a striking and clearly defined way.
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hopeful
The definition of hopeful is feeling or giving a positive or optimistic attitude about some event or about the future.
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nod
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predicative
(Grammar, of an adjectival or nominal) Used after a verb, as a predicate; contrasted with attributive.
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yeah
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dissenting (antonym)
being agreeable or assenting
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upbeat
Happy; cheerful.
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affirm (related)
Giving assent
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help (related)
Of a constructive nature
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approbative
Sanctioning officially, giving authorization or approval to something.
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approbatory
Tending to approve or confirm
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plausive
Showing or expressing praise or approbation.
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optimistic
The definition of optimistic is a feeling or attitude of being positive or hopeful about the future.
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self-consistent
Having each part logically consistent with the others
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affirmativeness
The property of being affirmative.
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inaccordance
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yea-saying
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the-affirmative (related)
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declaratory (related)
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ex post facto (related)
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endorsing
Giving assent
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corroborative
Serving to corroborate
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dogmatic
(Philosophy, medicine) Adhering only to principles which are true a priori, rather than truths based on evidence or deduction.
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favorable
The definition of favorable is positive, advantageous or approving.
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Affirmative Sentence Examples

  • If the answer was in the affirmative, a day was fixed for the voting in the eighth prytany.

  • In a plebiscite taken on the subject of the imperial title and the law of succession, there were 3,5 72, 3 2 9 affirmative votes and only 2569 negatives.

  • At his affirmative nod, she hurried to her room and changed into jeans and sneakers before he could change his mind.

  • - Aristotle, by distinguishing affirmative and negative, particular and universal, made the fourfold classification of judgments, A, E, I and 0, the foundation both of opposition and of inference.

  • An old error that we may have a valid syllogism from merely negative premises (ex omnibus negativis), long ago answered by Alexander and Boethius, is now revived by Lotze, Jevons and Bradley, who do not perceive that the supposed second negative is really an affirmative containing a " not " which can only be carried through the syllogism by separating it from the copula and attaching it to one of the extremes, thus: The just are not unhappy (negative).

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