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AFFIRMATION Antonyms

There are 7 antonyms of the word affirmation. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For AFFIRMATION

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contradiction
nounn
noun

• opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

• (logic) a statement that is necessarily false

• the speech act of contradicting someone

denial
nounn
noun

• the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)

• the act of asserting that something alleged is not true

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts

• renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others

• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

disagreement
nounn
noun

• a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

• the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

negation
nounn
noun

• a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement

• the speech act of negating

• (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false

rejection
nounn
noun

• the act of rejecting something

• the state of being rejected

• (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign

• the speech act of rejecting

skepticism
nounn
noun

• doubt about the truth of something

• the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

reversal
nounn
noun

• a change from one state to the opposite state

• an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

• turning in an opposite direction or position

• a decision to reverse an earlier decision

• a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside

• turning in the opposite direction

• the act of reversing the order or place of

• a major change in attitude or principle or point of view

Alternatives for CONTRADICTION

Alternatives for DENIAL

Alternatives for DISAGREEMENT

Alternatives for NEGATION

Alternatives for REJECTION

Alternatives for SKEPTICISM

Alternatives for REVERSAL

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