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affirmation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of affirmation

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 of affirmation

assertion, asseveration, avouchment, avowal, claim, declaration, insistence, profession, protestation

Words Related to affirmation

announcement, proclamation, pronouncement

argument, justification, rationalization, reason

confirmation, reaffirmation, reconfirmation, vindication

Near Antonyms of affirmation

challenge, dispute, question

confutation, disproof, rebuttal, refutation

contradiction, denial, negation

Antonyms of affirmation

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