affirmation

A positive statement you repeat to yourself to encourage a helpful belief or feeling.

• She repeats an affirmation every morning.
• My favorite affirmation reminds me that I can learn.
• He wrote three positive affirmations in his notebook.

Similar words: positive self-statement

Common phrases: positive affirmation, daily affirmation, repeat an affirmation

A statement that something is true, or an act that shows it is true.

• Her reply was a clear affirmation.
• The vote was an affirmation of public trust.
• He repeated his affirmation that the account was accurate.

How to use it: an affirmation of something (The speech was an affirmation of their shared values.)

Similar words: confirmation, declaration, assertion

Opposites: denial

Common phrases: affirmation of something, public affirmation, strong affirmation

A serious legal promise to tell the truth or be loyal, made without a religious oath.

• The witness made an affirmation.
• She chose an affirmation instead of a religious oath.
• An affirmation has the same legal force as an oath.

Similar words: solemn declaration

Common phrases: solemn affirmation, make an affirmation, affirmation of allegiance