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. The GOP report:

   [Former Acting Deputy Attorney General Richard] Donoghue noted in his testimony that, until this meeting, President Trump did not fully understand the gravity of his advisors’ concerns with Clark’s plan, which were serious enough that they and other senior DOJ leaders had stated they would resign if Clark was made Acting Attorney General and his plan was implemented, president Trump then turned to Donoghue and asked if he would resign if Clark became Acting Attorney General, to which he answered in the affirmative.

2. Thu Nguyen:

   Affirmative action is not just about checking off a box, it empowers students to authentically share their lived experiences in personal statements and showcase the unique strengths they bring to the table. This kind of diversity creates rich learning environments, and we must preserve the opportunities for such.

3. Douglas Macgregor:

   What we call diversity -- in the extreme. In other words, affirmative action programs for every conceivable category of humanity that the left wants to come up with, whether it's someone who is a gender neutral or homosexual or whatever else, the left loves to put us into categories and push this. And the people that went along with it and said,' sure, let's put women into the combat forces. Let's have women everywhere.' Let's do whatever we want to do. We're going to create this brave new world where everyone is the same. There are no differences, nothing matters. So I think that's where we are.

4. Malcolm Stewart:

   This is a case about what the government has to subsidize … it’s not a case about the government either imposing affirmative restraints on religion or denying generally applicable benefits to persons based on religious exercise outside the program.

5. Douglas Campbell:

   The contract called for four payments of $750,000 over twelve months, aPCO was expected to give assistance free of charge to the Clinton Global Initiative as part of their effort to create a favorable environment to ensure the Obama administration made affirmative decisions on everything from Uranium One to the US-Russia Civilian Nuclear Cooperation agreement.