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Synonyms for affirmative

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Synonyms for affirmative

giving assent

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of a constructive nature

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Synonyms for affirmative

a reply of affirmation

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affirming or giving assent

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expecting the best

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expressing or manifesting praise or approval

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By 'affirmation' we mean an affirmative proposition, by 'denial' a negative.
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And the third, simulation, in the affirmative; when a man industriously and expressly feigns and pretends to be, that he is not.
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She made an affirmative sign of the head, and said, "Yes."
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The landlady answered in the affirmative, saying, "There were a great many very good quality and gentlefolks in it now.
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Oh, that some encouraging voice would answer in the affirmative! My courage and my resolution is firm; but my hopes fluctuate, and my spirits are often depressed.
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