Synonyms for affirmative
- adjective
Most common
approving approbative approbatory plausive positive optimistic
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Approving
2. Positive
positive, favorable US, favourable UK, optimistic
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
- adj. 2
pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
Related words
Example sentences
- positive Positive atomic nuclei attract negative electrons.
- optimistic Tom told Mary that he thought John was optimistic.
- assertive Fadil was kind of reserved, not assertive at all.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| affirmative | falling | |
| approbative | falling | |
| approbatory | steady | |
| plausive | steady | |
| positive | rising | |
| optimistic | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- positive3, plausive
- 9 letters
- favorable4, approving3, assertive3
- 10 letters
- optimistic4, favourable
- 11 letters
- declaratory5, approbative, approbatory, affirmatory
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (positive3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- affirmatif
- Italiano
- affermativo
- Deutsch
- affirmativ