Affirmative and Declination

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Affirmative noun - A vote or decision for something.

Usage example: we have five affirmatives and two negatives for forming the committee

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Declination is an antonym for affirmative.

Nearby Words: affirmation, affirmatively

Declination noun - A change to a lower state or level.

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Affirmative is an antonym for declination.

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