Affirming

/əˈfɚ.mɪŋ/

Synonyms for "affirming" (21 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Verb(4 words)
Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (6)

Related words (10)

Noun(2 words)
positive self talkupholding
Adjective(1 words)
supportive culture

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

9 entries
argumentationdescriptive attributeemotive descriptorevaluative descriptorreasoningspeech actvalidationverbal expressionverification

More specific

14 entries
affidavitassuring languageattestationback upcertificationcertifyconfirmatory statementcorroboratereassuring tonesupporting evidencesupportive stancevalidatevalidating argumentverify

Collocations

8 entries
affirming claimaffirming conclusionaffirming dataaffirming evidenceaffirming resultsaffirming stanceaffirming statementaffirming tone

Inflections

6 entries
affirmedaffirmsleast affirmingless affirmingmore affirmingmost affirming

Derivations

6 entries

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In an ecumenical prayer cycle, believers pray for every nation’s people at least once a year, affirming solidarity with everyone and compassion for all, though they are living in diverse situations, experiencing diverse problems and sharing diverse gifts.

Source: tatoeba (9584960)

Affirming the consequent is an example of a formal logical fallacy.

Source: tatoeba (9952838)

Growing up as a queer kid, I had no support whatsoever from school, from teachers, or from most other kids, and I felt isolated and fundamentally bad. I'm glad things have changed, but disgusted by the reactionary movement that has risen up against the practice of supporting and affirming queer kids.

Source: tatoeba (11451310)

Even one of the fiercest advocates against affirming trans children admits she knew she was trans when she was five.

Source: tatoeba (11499722)

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