Affirm and Question

Affirm

Affirm verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.
Usage example: unwilling to affirm without further study that the painting is an original Rembrandt

Question is an antonym for affirm.

Question

Question verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.

Affirm is an antonym for question.

Common collocations

desire affirm desire question desire
loyalty affirm loyalty question loyalty
belief affirm belief question belief
ability affirm ability question ability
Other words: character, life, presence, fact, identity, story, existence, feelings, sexuality.
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