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What is the adjective for affirmative?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb affirm which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

affirmative
  1. pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
  2. pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
  3. positive
  4. Confirmative; ratifying.
  5. dogmatic
  6. (logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
  7. (algebra) positive; not negative
  8. Synonyms:
      9. agreeing, approving, positive, corroborative, encouraging, favourable, assenting, supportive, concurring, consenting, confirming, acknowledging, acquiescent, affirmatory, affirming, complying, confirmative, confirmatory, endorsing, favorable, ratifying, supporting, in the affirmative, reassuring, uplifting, inspiring, enthusiastic, heartening, inspiriting, comforting, cheerful, calming, soothing, cheering, gladdening, heartwarming, constructive, optimistic, productive, boosting, pleasing, stimulating, gratifying, fulfilling, good, helpful, beneficial, valuable, effective, hopeful … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “Adoption shall require the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present.”
affirmatory
  1. Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. affirmative, agreeing, approving, positive, corroborative, encouraging, favourable, assenting, supportive, concurring, consenting, confirming, acknowledging, acquiescent, affirming, complying, confirmative, confirmatory, endorsing, favorable, ratifying, supporting, in the affirmative … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “And, receiving an affirmatory nod from the preoccupied gambler, he went on.”
      “Patty, holding fast to affirmatory personal knowledge, retorted that the thing had been done.”
      “Her face turned pale for a moment and her lips trembled, but she spoke an affirmatory word only, and waited.”
affirmativist
  1. Of or related to affirmativism.
affirmational
  1. Relating to affirmation.
affirmable
  1. Able to be affirmed.
affirmed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of affirm
  2. Synonyms:
      3. established, proved, demonstrated, showed, indicated, signified, signaled, signalled, displayed, exhibited, manifested, denoted, ascertained, attested to, corroborated, evidenced, substantiated, determined, validated, confirmed, verified, certified, ratified, settled, revealed, sustained, testified to, upheld, authenticated, bespoke, evinced, justified, exposed, expressed, illustrated, proclaimed, supported, bore out, declared, made clear, made evident, presented, showed clearly, spelled out, spelt out, underscored, vouched for, assured, backed up, cleared up … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The investigator should be aware of the distinction between a sworn statement and an affirmed statement.”
affirming
  1. present participle of affirm
  2. Synonyms:
      3. declaring, asserting, stating, maintaining, avowing, professing, averring, proclaiming, claiming, pronouncing, avouching, alleging, attesting, contending, announcing, swearing, asseverating, insisting, purporting, protesting, testifying, warranting, acknowledging, predicating, pledging, laying down, certifying, guaranteeing, confirming, verifying, upholding, vouching, supporting, arguing, corroborating, vowing, validating, substantiating, authenticating, proving, establishing, ratifying, demonstrating, promising, backing up, justifying, saying, vouching for, testifying to, admitting … more
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