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affirmative

/əˈfɝməɾɪv/noun, adjective4 syllables

Affirmative means: affirming or giving assent.

Synonyms for affirmative11

adjective, as in affirming or giving assent

affirmatory, assentient, assenting, favorable, favourable, positive

adjective, as in expressing or manifesting praise or approval

approving, approbative, approbatory, plausive, favorable, favourable

adjective, as in expecting the best

optimistic, positive

Opposites of affirmative

negative

What does affirmative mean?4

adjective

1

affirming or giving assent“an affirmative decision”

2

expressing or manifesting praise or approval“approbative criticism”

3

expecting the best“an affirmative outlook”

noun

1

a reply of affirmation“he answered in the affirmative”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Affirmative in a sentence

  • If this part is affirmative, why is this other part a question?unknown
  • Of all affirmative answers, the simplest one is yes.DJ_Saidez
  • Debate is an academic game between the affirmative and the negative.unknown
  • I think I can answer that in the affirmative.Miktsoanit
  • Although many pay lip service to the idea of affirmative action, in reality, very few minorities get hired.papabear
  • What's your opinion on affirmative action?DJ_Saidez
  • He gave me an affirmative answer.AlanF_US
  • I believe the answer is affirmative.Miktsoanit

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of affirmative

as a noun

plural
affirmatives