Definition for Affirm:

• To declare or assert positively.

Synonyms for Affirm:

• n.

  •
  • accredit,
  • recommend.
  •
  • argue.
  •
  • show,
  • vouch for.
  •
  • bring,
  • appeal,
  • call.
  •affirm (noun)
  • avow,
  • swan.
  •assert (noun)
  • repeat.

• v.

  •affirm (verb)
  • adjure,
  • certify,
  • acknowledge,
  • express,
  • verify,
  • support,
  • attest,
  • assure,
  • validate,
  • avouch,
  • corroborate,
  • sustain,
  • set down,
  • ratify,
  • claim.
  •agree (verb)
  • pledge,
  • consent,
  • sanction,
  • conform,
  • contract,
  • stipulate,
  • welcome,
  • empathize,
  • bless,
  • agree,
  • assent,
  • accede,
  • capitulate,
  • concur,
  • cooperate,
  • acquiesce.
  •approve (verb)
  • authenticate,
  • approbate,
  • underwrite.
  •authorize (verb)
  • deputize,
  • denominate,
  • commission,
  • ordain,
  • entitle,
  • license,
  • enfranchise,
  • enable,
  • designate,
  • notarize,
  • countersign.
  •believe (verb)
  • conclude,
  • hold,
  • assume,
  • suppose,
  • put faith in,
  • trust,
  • deem,
  • credit,
  • give faith,
  • gather,
  • presume,
  • understand,
  • take for granted,
  • surmise,
  • judge.
  •declare the truth of something (verb)
  • clinch,
  • nail down,
  • put on ice,
  • set,
  • asseverate,
  • okay,
  • ice,
  • lock up,
  • cinch,
  • have a lock on.
  •guarantee (verb)
  • secure,
  • bond,
  • insure,
  • safeguard,
  • ensure.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • indubitably,
  • uh-huh,
  • disclaimer,
  • nonappearance,
  • cross examine,
  • sue,
  • witness to,
  • nay,
  • arraign,
  • agreed,
  • YEP,
  • try,
  • Roger,
  • Nope,
  • forensics,
  • avowal,
  • argumentation,
  • averment,
  • yeah,
  • stand-down,
  • Disaffirmance,
  • Aye,
  • asseveration.
  •
  • contravene,
  • acknowledgment,
  • undoubtedly,
  • however,
  • contradiction,
  • walk,
  • debate,
  • yes,
  • willingly,
  • controvert,
  • competent,
  • own.
  •
  • grant,
  • yet.
  •
  • rise.
  •
  • admission.
  •
  • pass.
  •approve
  • establish,
  • empower,
  • second.
  •authorize
  • suffer.
  •avow
  • swear on bible,
  • swear up and down.
  •contend
  • insist.
  •guarantee
  • cosign,
  • make certain.
  •substantiate
  • attest to.

Paraphrases for Affirm:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    affirms, affirmed.
  • Verb, base form
    reaffirmed.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    affirmation.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    affirmation.
  • Verb, past tense
    reaffirmed.
  • Verb, base form
    re-affirm.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    assertive.
  • Proper noun, singular
    confirm.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    confirm, assertion, claim.
  • Verb, past tense
    acknowledged, ratified, Testified, Upheld, declared, validated, asserted, reinforced, Indicated, maintained, identified, Argued, assured, underscored, Claimed, attested, suggested, said, endorsed, Insisted, Averred, stressed, Urged, agreed, Contended, Praised, reported, observed, Believed, showed, pointed, ruled, Replied, Commented, felt, stated, Cautioned, noted, Echoed, spent, Reiterated, emphasized, underline.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    proclaim, declare, confirm, argue, corroborate, underscore, maintain, testify, demonstrate, claim, prove, indicate, allege, suggest, contend, express.
  • Verb, base form
    confirming, lay, proclaim, Reiterated, reassert, declare, restate, restated, confirm, argue, corroborate, ratify, Ratifying, underscore, ascertain, uphold, attest, profess, maintain, consolidate, reassure, substantiate, vindicate, testify, clarify, demonstrate, Establishing, admit, underline, claim, prove, explain, indicate, allege, entrench, suggest, contend, repeat, renew, pretend, conclude, express, sustain, articulate.

• Other Related

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    assert, reinforce.
  • Verb, base form
    assert, strengthen, reinforce.

Antonyms for Affirm:

• v.

  • cognition
    negate.
  • declare the truth of something
    disavow, reject, nullify, deny, veto, renounce, forget, refute, repudiate.
  • Other antonyms:
    overlook, ignore, question, gainsay, minimize, rebut, understate, neglect, disprove, confute, counter, abandon, dispute, disregard, negative, challenge.

Homophones for Affirm:

• abronia, abraham, apron, avaram, apiarian, aframomum, auburn.

Hypernym for Affirm:

• v.

  • cognition
    document, demonstrate, back, vouch, show, validate, shew, prove, establish, verify, back up.
  • communication
    claim, reaffirm, maintain, reassert, confirm, defend.