affirmative
English Thesaurus
1. a reply of affirmation (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | affirmation, avouchment, avowal, |
| definition | : | a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | yes, |
| definition | : | an affirmative (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | yea, |
| definition | : | an affirmative (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | double negative, |
| definition | : | an affirmative constructed from two negatives (noun.communication) |
2. affirming or giving assent (adj.all)
| similar | : | assentient, |
| definition | : | expressing agreement or consent (adj.all) |
| also | : | positive, |
| definition | : | characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. (adj.all) |
3. expressing or manifesting praise or approval (adj.all)
4. expecting the best (adj.all)
| similar | : | positive, |
| definition | : | characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. (adj.all) |
5. a reply of affirmation (noun.communication)
| antonym | : | negative, |
| definition | : | a reply of denial (noun.communication) |
6. affirming or giving assent (adj.all)
| antonym | : | negative, |
| definition | : | expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | affirmative, |
| definition | : | a reply of affirmation (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | affirm, |
| definition | : | say yes to (verb.communication) |
7. expressing or manifesting praise or approval (adj.all)
| derivation | : | approve, |
| definition | : | judge to be right or commendable; think well of (verb.cognition) |
8. expecting the best (adj.all)
| derivation | : | affirmativeness, |
| definition | : | the agreeable quality of one who assents (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | optimism, |
| definition | : | a general disposition to expect the best in all things (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | optimism, |
| definition | : | the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well (noun.feeling) |
9. a reply of affirmation (noun.communication)
| antonym | : | negative, |
| definition | : | a reply of denial (noun.communication) |
10. affirming or giving assent (adj.all)
| antonym | : | negative, |
| definition | : | expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | affirmative, |
| definition | : | a reply of affirmation (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | affirm, |
| definition | : | say yes to (verb.communication) |
11. expressing or manifesting praise or approval (adj.all)
| derivation | : | approve, |
| definition | : | judge to be right or commendable; think well of (verb.cognition) |
12. expecting the best (adj.all)
| derivation | : | affirmativeness, |
| definition | : | the agreeable quality of one who assents (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | optimism, |
| definition | : | a general disposition to expect the best in all things (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | optimism, |
| definition | : | the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well (noun.feeling) |
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