REAFFIRM Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

reaffirm

verb

Definition of reaffirm

as in to affirm

to formally state (something) again in order to emphasize that it is true The President reaffirmed his commitment to cutting taxes. She reaffirmed her stance on the issue.

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Recent Examples of reaffirm Allies are also expected to reaffirm their commitment to spend 5% of GDP on defense and broader security needs — a significant increase over NATO's previous target. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 July 2026 The rules can reaffirm that only members can attend or could state if anyone else can attend. — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026 The second ceremony allowed the couple to reaffirm their commitment in the Catholic Church. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 Instead, the company reaffirmed plans to merge with TAE, cementing its efforts to break into the fusion energy industry — unproven tech that has nothing to do with a far-right microblogging platform. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for reaffirm

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reaffirm

Verb

Their fundamentalist, literal understanding of the Bible is one that drives them to take bigger, bolder actions to affirm their belief that the United States is a Christian nation.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
On July 17, at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China President Xi Jinping affirmed that the country will remain committed to releasing models on an open-source basis.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Definition of affirm

Verb

Demand for high-bandwidth memory chips continues to outstrip supply as cloud providers race to build AI infrastructure, allowing leading memory makers such as SK Hynix and Micron to maintain strong pricing power.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 July 2026
The Pentagon also wants systems that can move, store, launch, recover, maintain, and manage different types of autonomous aircraft on land and at sea, all with as few people as possible.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026

Definition of maintain

Verb

Moreover, institutions must reassert a philosophical defense of education itself.

— Jason Benedict, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Other political forces are starting to reassert themselves as the US midterms approach, with Democrats shining a campaign-season spotlight on self-dealing, as Semafor’s Ben Smith wrote recently.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of reassert

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And with Brown, VJ Edgecombe and Dean Wade on the roster, James would also be insulated from defending on the perimeter at a high volume.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026
The defending champions made Kansas City their base camp for the tournament as the team began its quest to become back to back champions for the first time since Brazil in 1958 and 1962.

— PJ Green July 13, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026