Synonyms of affirmation

affirmation

noun

ˌa-fər-ˈmā-shən 

as in declaration

a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something

a sworn affirmation that he had never acted as a spy for the enemy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• declaration
• assertion
• insistence
• claim
• announcement
• allegation
• proclamation
• avowal
• protestation
• profession
• asseveration
• argument
• pronouncement
• confirmation
• avouchment
• justification
• reaffirmation
• rationalization
• vindication
• reason
• reconfirmation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disavowal
• challenge
• question
• disclaimer
• dispute
• refutation
• denial
• rebuttal
• contradiction
• negation
• disproof
• confutation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of affirmation

Chiappini also read aloud notes found on the phone referencing Clancy’s struggles and seeming personal affirmations. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Eating disorders, as those in recovery have stressed, thrive on the pathological evidence of their symptoms, spinning negative attention—concern, disgust—into fatal affirmations. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026

Critically, in the third experiment, their affirmations came before the failure and still worked to defeat rumination. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

When the person dying is young, Byock focuses especially on this kind of affirmation. — Angela Haupt, Time, 5 Aug. 2026