Affirmative and Rejection

Affirmative

Affirmative noun - A vote or decision for something.
Usage example: we have five affirmatives and two negatives for forming the committee

Rejection is an antonym for affirmative.

Nearby Words: affirmation, affirmatively

Rejection

Rejection noun - A refusal to confirm the truth of a statement.

Affirmative is an antonym for rejection.

Nearby Words: reject, rejected, rejecting, rejector, rejecter
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