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AFFIRMATION Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word affirmation. (exact relations)
There are 18 hypernyms of the word affirmation. (close relations)
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assertion
nounn
noun

• a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

• the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

avowal
nounn
noun

• a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

statement
nounn
noun

• a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

• a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

• (music) the presentation of a musical theme

• a nonverbal message

• the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

• (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

• a document showing credits and debits

acceptance
nounn
noun

• the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

• the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

• the state of being acceptable and accepted

• (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)

• a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank

• a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations

• the act of taking something that is offered

acknowledgment
nounn
noun

• the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

• a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

• a statement acknowledging something or someone

agreement
nounn
noun

• the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

• compatibility of observations

• harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters

• the thing arranged or agreed to

• the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations

• the verbal act of agreeing

announcement
nounn
noun

• a formal public statement

• a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen

approval
nounn
noun

• the formal act of approving

• a feeling of liking something or someone good

• acceptance as satisfactory

• a message expressing a favorable opinion

confirmation
nounn
noun

• additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

• information that confirms or verifies

• making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it

• a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism

• a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church

consent
verb, nounv, n
noun

• permission for something to happen

verb

• give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

declaration
nounn
noun

• a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)

• (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction

• a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties

• (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

• a formal public statement

• a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

endorsement
nounn
noun

• a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)

• a speech seconding a motion

• formal and explicit approval

• a signature that validates something

• the act of endorsing

pronouncement
nounn
noun

• an authoritative declaration

ratification
nounn
noun

• making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it

testimony
nounn
noun

• a solemn statement made under oath

• an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact

• something that serves as evidence

validation
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something

• the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof

avouchment
nounn
noun

• a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

Best Hypernyms For AFFIRMATION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for affirmation, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (16)
assertion averment announcement asseveration avowal claim commitment confirmation declaration dedication judgement judgment proclamation profession pronouncement statement
Phrases (2)
judicial decisionspeech act

Alternatives for ASSERTION

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