AFFIRMING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

affirming

verb

Definition of affirming

present participle of affirm

as in insisting

to state as a fact usually forcefully unwilling to affirm without further study that the painting is an original Rembrandt

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Relevance

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as in declaring

to state clearly and strongly our business partner affirmed his trust in us, and we in turn promised not to let him down

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Recent Examples of affirming The ruling navigates new state and federal law, affirming parents’ constitutional right to information while leaving California’s ban on policies that force teachers to automatically tell parents about a student’s gender. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a comprehensive framework affirming the rights of Indigenous populations worldwide. — USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 This is one family’s experience of their last year in Connecticut after major hospitals abruptly ended gender-affirming medical care for trans youth. — Dr. Sj Job, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 For many people who grew up feeling judged, rejected, or unwelcome, being openly embraced by a figure like Dolly was very affirming. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Aug. 2026 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a final rule this month barring the use of federal Medicaid and CHIP funding to pay for pediatric gender-affirming medications and surgery. — John Wilkerson, STAT, 24 Aug. 2026 Martin County objected and entered a final order affirming Theobald’s suspension without pay and termination. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Martin County objected and entered a final order affirming Theobald's suspension without pay and termination. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Yigal Carmon, a conservative retired colonel in Israeli military intelligence and the founder of MEMRI, a research center that monitors media across the Muslim world, had spent years insisting that Qatar was a sponsor of terrorism.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
The alliance, which represents most of those agencies, has argued in recent years for a major adjustment in state compensation, insisting payments have lagged inflation for more than a decade, costing the industry more than $300 million annually.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of insisting

Verb

More complaints stem from congressional map fight Hoskins is facing two other lawsuits filed in the past week by voters alleging they were harmed by Hoskins actions.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Yabloko was struck off only days after being registered for the election after a pro-Kremlin nationalist party, Rodina (Motherland in Russian), brought a lawsuit against the party alleging foreign financing and copyright violations.

— Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of alleging

Verb

On Tuesday, Zuckerberg echoed Huang's stance in a post on X, asserting that an industry-wide emergency brake is unnecessary and that third-party evaluations represent the optimal path forward.

— , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, the Amazon Essentials Loafer Flats have earned more than 9,000 five-star reviews from shoppers impressed by their packability and versatility, asserting loafers’ spot as one of fall’s ‘it’ travel shoes.

— Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of asserting

Verb

The following day, all three outlets reported that their journalists had been denied access to the White House grounds, with MS NOW and Politico claiming press passes had been confiscated.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
More than 70 people who bought, used or were recorded with Meta’s smart glasses have sued the social media giant, claiming their intimate and sensitive images were exposed to workers abroad who are paid to review and label photos and videos.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of claiming

Verb

It’s often been said, or at least inferred, that the International Olympic Committee occasionally wishes to market itself as an entity dedicated to proclaiming and restoring peace.

— Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
With no disrespect to Stafford, who has had a very good career, this is a bit like a former Linkin Park roadie proclaiming that if the band were to come out with another hit album, they’d be considered one of the five best.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of proclaiming

Verb

At the core of South Africa’s push to reset its ties with the US while maintaining strong relations with China are mines like the giant Mogalakwena site, 150 miles north of Johannesburg and operated by Valterra Platinum.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
That is dismissive of the workers whose livelihoods are at stake and overlooks why maintaining this workforce matters in the first place.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of maintaining

Verb

All four cited Macklemore’s removal in announcing their decisions.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Altman also told Fortune in an exclusive interview that his company and other leading AI labs may be close to announcing a pact to slow AI development and collectively address the rapidly increasing safety risks.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of announcing

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