'affirmative' definitions:
Definition of 'affirmative'
From: WordNet
adjective
Affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes" [syn: affirmative, affirmatory] [ant: negative]
adjective
Expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook" [syn: affirmative, optimistic]
adjective
Expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod" [syn: approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausive]
noun
A reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative" [ant: negative]
Synonyms of 'affirmative'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- acceptance,
- accord,
- accordant,
- acquiescence,
- acquiescent,
- affirmation,
- affirmative attitude,
- affirmative voice,
- affirmativeness,
- affirmatory,
- agree,
- agreeable,
- agreeing,
- agreement,
- amen,
- answerable,
- approbation,
- approval,
- approving,
- assent,
- assenting,
- assertative,
- assertional,
- assertive,
- at one,
- aye,
- blessing,
- coexistent,
- coexisting,
- coherent,
- coincident,
- coinciding,
- commensurate,
- compatible,
- compliable,
- compliance,
- compliant,
- con,
- concordant,
- concurring,
- conformable,
- congenial,
- congruent,
- congruous,
- connivance,
- consent,
- consentaneous,
- consentient,
- consenting,
- consistent,
- consonant,
- content,
- cooperating,
- cooperative,
- correspondent,
- corresponding,
- decided,
- declarative,
- declaratory,
- eager,
- eagerness,
- emphatic,
- en rapport,
- endorsement,
- endorsing,
- equivalent,
- favorable,
- harmonious,
- in accord,
- in agreement,
- in rapport,
- in sync,
- in synchronization,
- inaccordance,
- inharmony,
- interest,
- like-minded,
- nay,
- no,
- nod,
- nod of assent,
- nothing loath,
- of a piece,
- of like mind,
- of one mind,
- OK,
- okay,
- on all fours,
- permission,
- permissive,
- positive,
- predicational,
- predicative,
- pro,
- prompt,
- promptitude,
- promptness,
- proportionate,
- ratification,
- ratifying,
- readiness,
- ready,
- reconcilable,
- sanction,
- sanctioning,
- self-consistent,
- side,
- submission,
- submissive,
- symbiotic,
- synchronized,
- synchronous,
- the affirmative,
- the negative,
- thumbs-up,
- unanimous,
- ungrudging,
- ungrudgingness,
- uniform,
- unisonant,
- unisonous,
- unloath,
- unloathness,
- unrefusing,
- unreluctance,
- unreluctant,
- willing,
- willingness,
- yea,
- yea-saying,
- yes