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. 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.

2. Vice President Joe Biden:

   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.

3. Lewis Baldwin:

   Democratic Socialist was not talking about race-based affirmative action. Democratic Socialist was concerned about need-based affirmative action, if you look at Democratic Socialist call for an economic bill of rights, Democratic Socialist was talking about affirmative action that benefited all people that were poor and deprived.

4. Steve King:

   Some people think it's moved enough to justify an affirmative vote.

5. 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.