affirmative

/əˈfɜːmətɪv//əˈfɝmətɪv/
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Difficulty LevelExpert

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Word FrequencyModerate

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Syllables4

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Analysis:

  • Advanced vocabulary
  • Longer word (11 letters)
  • Multiple syllables (4)
noun

1. Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

"10-4 good buddy. That's an affirmative - the tractor trailer is in the ditch at the side of the highway."

Antonyms: negative

2. (grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

3. An assertion.

Antonyms

adjective

1. Pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming

"an affirmative answer"

2. Pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result

3. Positive

"an affirmative vote"

4. Confirmative; ratifying.

"an act affirmative of common law"

5. Dogmatic

6. Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.

7. Positive; not negative

interjection

1. An elaborate synonym for the word yes.

2. (especially radio communications) Yes; true; correct.

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