affirmatives

noun

plural of affirmative
as in yeses
a vote or decision for something we have five affirmatives and two negatives for forming the committee

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affirmatives
  1. yeses
  2. yeas
  3. acceptances
  4. approvals
Noun
  • Three yeses put you in the top-left, and the only exits are to build something non-reproducible or become essential plumbing, or the services wrapped around it.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • In June 2026, the teenagers made their television debut on the 21st season of America's Got Talent, earning yeses from all four judges as their mother watched from the sidelines.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Definition of yeses
Noun
  • There have been a couple of voluntary buyouts during the past 25 yeas.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
  • And on July 2, after the arrival of British forces in New York lent the proceedings new urgency, Congress did, in fact, declare independence—with a vote of 12 yeas, 0 nays, and 1 abstention.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026
Definition of yeas
Noun
  • As his offers continued to stack up, Pruitt learned about Madison Crowell, a 2024 graduate of Georgia's Liberty County High School who was believed to hold a national record with 231 college acceptances and about $15 million in scholarships.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
  • The class received more than 1,300 college acceptances, including several who earned full-ride scholarships.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
Definition of acceptances
Noun
  • People were working faster, but the same handoffs, approvals and organizational boundaries remained.
    — Rahul Saluja, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Paramount now has won approvals by nearly 70 regulators for the industry-reshaping deal.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of approvals
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“Affirmatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affirmatives. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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