Affirm

/əˈfɝm/

Synonyms for "affirm" (197 found)

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Closest matches (40)

Verb(16 words)

assert confirm support validate verify affirmer ansaid asserted asserts asseverates attests aver averred averring avow avowing

accept accredit acknowledge allege amen announce annunciate approve argue assert assever asseverate assume attest authenticate authorize autograph aver avouch avow

Noun(3 words)

assentsassert a factasserting

Adjective(1 words)

avowed

Strong matches (59)

Verb(10 words)

avows confessesconfirm appointmentcorroborate declare endorse heldmaintain natural lookmaintainedmaintains status quo

backback upbear outbear witnessbolster buttress certify circumstantiate claim confess confirm contend corroborate cosign countersign declaredeclare roundlydepone depose disclose

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document endorse enunciate establish expressexpress the belieffortifygive evidencegive noticegive permissiongive the go-aheadgive the imprimaturgive thumbs upguarantee have hold indorse initial insist inspireissue a manifestoissue a statementlay downmaintain make

Noun(4 words)

clearly assertfrench proféreritalian dichiararelisten supportively

Related words (98)

make a statementmake an announcementmanifesto notarize nuncupate ok passpass onpass uponpermit plead postulate predicate probate proclaim profess pronounce protest provepublish a manifesto

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putput itquote ratify recite reinforce relate reportrubber stampsanction saysay amen toseal secondset downsettle signsign and sealspeakspeak outspeak upstandstand forstand onstate strengthen submitsubscribe tosubstantiate support sustain swearswear and affirmswear totestify undergird undersign underwrite uphold urge validate verify visa vise vouch vow warrant witness

Noun(11 words)

proclaiming professingspanish proferirstate authority documentsstate education systemsstate of present momentstate propaganda postersstate the factsstates swearing vouching

Verb(18 words)

professed reaffirm reaffirmed reasserted reassuresay on the matterstate statingstating the problemsubstantiate sustain swan swear swore upholduphold a ruleuphold communal valuesvouched

Adjective(1 words)

shared creed

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

10 entries

act assert confirm declare move say state support uphold verify

More specific

6 entries

attest certify corroborate endorse testify validate

Collocations

5 entries

legal affirmationofficial affirmationpositive affirmationunequivocal affirmationverbal affirmation

Inflections

3 entries

affirmed affirming affirms

Derivations

2 entries

affirmation affirmative

Antonyms

1 entries

negate

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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According to the data in this problem, can we affirm that reflection or refraction is going to occur?

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Many scientists affirm that life on Earth didn't arise by chance.

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The exploiting classes try to immortalize false worldviews to affirm and strengthen their domination.

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Do you solemnly swear or affirm that you will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

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