AFFIRMING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

affirming

verb

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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of affirming That was such a powerful, affirming moment for me. —

John Blake, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 Kelli cries over how solid the Mwangi unit is, praising Gerald as a father and husband and affirming that Shamea’s ass is real, while everyone else looks on, bewildered. —

Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 8 June 2026 And then getting to support Taylor was just baffling and wild, and just so cool and so affirming. —

Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 In the meantime, legal battles over gender-affirming care continue, with multiple cases challenging DOJ subpoenas for patient information. —

Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 8 June 2026 As courts weigh transgender military bans and states restrict gender-affirming care, some corporations retreat from sponsorship while local businesses step up to keep hometown Pride celebrations funded and visible. —

Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026 Roughly 1,900 active-duty members of the military received gender-affirming care from the Defense Department between January 2016 and May 2021, according to a January 2025 report from the Congressional Research Service. —

Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 1 June 2026 This year, Out Leadership added 12 new indicators to gauge the impact of anti-LGBTQ+ policies such as bathroom access restrictions, pronoun and name-use prohibitions and restrictions on adult gender-affirming care, Sears said. —

Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 1 June 2026 Further, the word kliba is not necessarily an affirming term in the Mahabharata since it is used derisively, as almost a slur, by men to ridicule and question the masculinity of other men who act cowardly. —

Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for affirming

Verb

Iran has repeatedly refused for years to fully end its nuclear program, insisting it’s designed to protect Iran’s sovereignty and not to build a nuclear weapon.

— Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Paula Conaway alleged she was harassed and ultimately demoted from her position as deputy chief for insisting on accountability for officers under her command.

— Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026