AFFIRMATION Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word affirmation. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for AFFIRMATION
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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 |