affirmative
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a reply of affirmation
he answered in the affirmative
Types & categories
- affirmation hypernym
- yes hyponym
- yea hyponym
- double negative hyponym
Related & opposite
- negative antonym
- affirmative derivation
Sense 2 adjective
affirming or giving assent
an affirmative decision
Related & opposite
- favorable also see
- positive also see
- negative antonym
- affirmative derivation
- affirm derivation
- assentient similar to
Sense 3 adjective
expecting the best
an affirmative outlook
Related & opposite
- affirmativeness derivation
- optimism derivation
- optimism derivation
- positive similar to
Sense 4 adjective
expressing or manifesting praise or approval
approbative criticism
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | negative |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | affirmative |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | affirmation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | yes |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | yea |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | double negative |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | favorable |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | positive |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | negative |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | affirmative |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | affirm |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | assentient |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | affirmativeness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | optimism |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | optimism |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | positive |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | approve |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sanction |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | favorable |