Nouns (1)
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affirmative
n. a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative"
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Adjectives (16)
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affirmative
adj. expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook"
affirmative
adj. affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"; "an affirmative nod"; "an affirmatory gesture"
affirmative, affirmatory
adj. affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"
positive, affirmative
adj. expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook"
affirmative, optimistic
adj. expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook"
affirmative, favoring, favouring
adj. supporting a policy or attitude etc; "an affirmative argument"
approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausive
adj. expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"
Fuzzynyms (28)
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approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausive
adj. expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"
concordant, concurring(a)
adj. being of the same opinion
positive, confirming
adj. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test"
hopeful
adj. having or manifesting hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem"
accordant
adj. being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'; "a place perfectly accordant with man's nature"-Thomas Hardy
permissive
adj. granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents"
tolerant
adj. showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
indulgent, lenient, soft
adj. tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"
broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant
adj. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
liberal
adj. tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
assentient
adj. expressing agreement or consent; "an assenting nod"
affirmative, affirmatory
adj. affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"
concordant, concurring(a)
adj. being of the same opinion
positive, confirming
adj. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test"
Synonyms (22)
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approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausive
adj. expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"
indulgent
adj. being favorably inclined; "an indulgent attitude"
pleasing
adj. able to please or win approval
bullish
adj. expecting a rise in prices
cheerful, pollyannaish, upbeat
adj. pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic
rose-colored, rosy-colored
adj. having a rose color
starry-eyed
adj. unrealistically or naively optimistic; "a starry-eyed reformer"; "starry-eyed idealism"
positive, confirming
adj. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test"
enthusiastic
adj. having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"
explicit
adj. precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes"
plus
adj. on the positive side or higher end of a scale; "a plus value"; "temperature of plus 5 degrees"; "a grade of C plus"
affirmative
adj. affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"; "an affirmative nod"; "an affirmatory gesture"
indulgent
adj. being favorably inclined; "an indulgent attitude"
pleasing
adj. able to please or win approval
Antonyms (2)
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negative
n. a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"
negative
adj. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
affirmative
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