Affirmative

/əˈfɜːmətɪv/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:22 ptsWWF:24 pts11 letters

Definition of Affirmative

noun

Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
"10-4 good buddy. That's an affirmative - the tractor trailer is in the ditch at the side of the highway."
(grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
An assertion.

adjective

Pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
"an affirmative answer"
Pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result
Positive
"an affirmative vote"
Confirmative; ratifying.
"an act affirmative of common law"
Dogmatic

interjection

An elaborate synonym for the word yes.
(especially radio communications) Yes; true; correct.

Anagrams of Affirmative

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "affirmative":

7-LETTER WORDS

affaire airtime amative amirate fermata miffier variate viremia vitamer

6-LETTER WORDS

affair affirm amrita aviate iffier imaret maffia maftir matier mitier raffia ramate taffia tamari tariff+1 more

5-LETTER WORDS

afire afrit after aimer aiver arame armet atria avert feria fermi fifer fiver frame irate+10 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "affirmative" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

AF...Words starting with "af"...VEWords ending with "ve"All 11-letter words Unscramble "affirmative"

Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

negative

Rhyming Words

ablative abortive above abrasive absolutive absolve absorptive abstractive abusive accelerative acceptive accommodative accretive acculturative accumulative+5 more

Related Words

abandonment abbreviated abbreviates abbreviator abdications abdominally abecedarian aberrancies aberrations abhorrences abhorrently abiogeneses abiogenesis abiogenists abiological