affirmatively

Adverb

Meaning

In an affirmative manner; on the affirmative side of a question; in the affirmative; -- opposed to negatively.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

yes well certainly absolutely mutually definitely appropriately surely happily affirmative amicably categorically sympathetically cheerfully assuredly
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Antonyms

unfortunately badly critically negatively adversely cynically
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Examples

Some people are like wheelbarrows; useful only when pushed, and very easily upset. The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing. Henry S. Haskins

I am appreciative of the Bush administration's commitment to fair trade by looking at the facts in this case and ruling affirmatively for the implementation of quotas in this specific category. Howard Coble

A common example of this occurs where a user must affirmatively assent to license terms of a website, by clicking "yes" on a pop-up, in order to access website features. Source: Internet

Antigone rejects life as desperately meaningless but without affirmatively choosing a noble death. Source: Internet

Even though Yuiri can’t speak, when he was asked if dealing with this brain injury was harder than war, he nodded affirmatively. Source: Internet

And as 's Matthew Yglesias argues, anti-Trump forces should unquestionably include a big dollop of normal policies that affirmatively address the needs of the citizenry — helping secure a coalition of anti-Trump votes through positive government programs. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

affirmative steps affirmative waste affirmative willingness affirmativeness affirmativism affirmativist