Adjective affirmative has 3 senses
- affirmative, affirmatory - affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"; "an affirmative nod"; "an affirmatory gesture"
Antonyms: negative, dissentient, dissenting, dissident, dismissive
- affirmative, optimistic - expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook"
Antonym: negative (indirect, via neutral, positive)
Antonym: neutral (indirect, via positive, negative)
- affirmative, favoring - supporting a policy or attitude etc; "an affirmative argument"
Antonym: anti (indirect, via pro)
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Noun affirmative has 1 sense
- affirmative - a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative"
--1 is a kind of avowal, avouchment, affirmation
Antonyms: negative
--1 has particulars: yes; yea; double negative
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