affirmative

noun

Definition of affirmativenext
as in approval
a vote or decision for something we have five affirmatives and two negatives for forming the committee

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Recent Examples of affirmative Howard asked Nuñez, to which the FBI agent answered in the affirmative. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 When asked if Brooks, who is coming off the second ACL surgery of his young career, would be available for the offseason program, Canales answered in the affirmative. — Mike Kaye march 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026 Lue replied when a reporter answered in the affirmative. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026 Deputy Superintendent Derald Davis answered in the affirmative and added that administrative support is being given to those staff members and/or the school site. — Connye Griffin, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for affirmative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affirmative
  1. approval
  2. acceptance
  3. yes
Noun
  • To buy their votes for the constitutional amendment (which needs 60% approval statewide), Tallahassee will use state tax dollars to subsidize those rural counties.
    — Steve Geller, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Raman said the police union was rewarding Bass in exchange for her approval of pay raises the city couldn’t afford.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of approval
Noun
  • Those allegations deserve fair consideration, not automatic acceptance or dismissal.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Arias and his friends were celebrating his acceptance and scholarship to New York University.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of acceptance
Noun
  • Among the votes counted by Tuesday evening, about 70% favored Measure D, with more than 7,550 yes votes and more than 3,220 no votes.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Both measures had fewer yes votes than Proposition 40 after 60% of the count.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of yes

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“Affirmative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affirmative. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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