affirmative
Definitions
Noun
- A reply of affirmation
Adjective
- Affirming or giving assent
Fragment
Sounds Like
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Words That Follow
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Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "affirmative".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | affirmative | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | affirmatively | 5 | 1 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "affirmative".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | objective | 3 | 91 |
| 2 | attractive | 3 | 39 |
| 3 | subjective | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | conclusive | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | compulsive | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | convulsive | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | congestive | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | refractive | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | conductive | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | convective | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | obtrusive | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | pejorative | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | reflexive | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "affirmative".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | narrative | 3 | 24 |
| 2 | affirm | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | affirmed | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | figurative | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | affirmation | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | formative | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | reaffirmation | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | informative | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | affirming | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | affirmatively | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | affirmations | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | normative | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | imitative | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | airmotive | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | fixative | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | transformative | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | iterative | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | fixatives | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | affricate | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | affiliate | 4 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "affirmative" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "affirmative" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "affirmative" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "affirmative".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 13
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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