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affirmed

[uh-furmd] / əˈfɜrmd /

ADJECTIVE

approved

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accepted allowed authorized backed endorsed passed permitted ratified recognized sanctioned supported

STRONG

chosen legalized proven validated

WEAK

OK'd certain made official vouched for

Antonyms

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disapproved refused uncertain

ADJECTIVE

avowed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

professed

STRONG

accepted acknowledged admitted

WEAK

avowedly

ADJECTIVE

declared

Synonyms

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announced stated

WEAK

self-confessed

ADJECTIVE

endorsed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approved backed ratified recommended sanctioned settled supported

STRONG

advocated attested blessed commended concluded legalized notarized sealed sponsored underwritten upheld validated

WEAK

OK'd boosted

Antonyms

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disapproved discouraged

WEAK

cancelled vetoed

ADJECTIVE

guaranteed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approved assured endorsed insured pledged protected secured surefire

STRONG

ascertained attested bonded certified confirmed plighted sealed warranted

WEAK

for a fact for sure have a lock on on ice sure sure-enough

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disapproved uncertain

WEAK

indefinite insecure unsure

ADJECTIVE

promised

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agreed guaranteed

STRONG

asseverated assured consented covenanted ensured insured plighted professed stipulated subscribed sworn undertaken underwritten vowed warranted

WEAK

vouched for

ADJECTIVE

sworn

Synonyms

STRONG

bound confirmed

Example Sentences

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent affirmed that by stopping in Tokyo for two days on his way to the Trump-Xi Jinping summit in China.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Against all odds, the Supreme Court affirmed this decision in 2023’s Allen v.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Trump administration officials affirmed Cole Allen shot a Secret Service officer, extinguishing doubt about the source of the gunfire.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The principle was affirmed more than 125 years ago in United States v.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Jerome affirmed and accepted me unconditionally, without demanding explanations.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

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