reaffirming

Declaring once more

Reaffirming is stating or establishing something again, especially a commitment, belief, or position that may have been questioned or weakened: The court ruling reaffirmed the right to free speech.

The word implies returning to or strengthening what was already declared: She kept reaffirming her love for him, but he remained doubtful.

validation

reassurance

Words meant to calm

acknowledgment · attestation · substantiation · authentication · ratification · testimony · evidence · proof · support · backing

commitment

pledge

Binding promise given

loyalty · allegiance · devotion · fidelity · promise · oath · covenant · bond · rededication · recommitment

belief

conviction

Firmly held belief

credo · doctrine · tenet · ideology · values · truth · worldview · creed · philosophy · stance

Opposites
confirmation vs. denial

reaffirmingdenying

Refusing to acknowledge

refuting · contradicting · negating · repudiating · disavowing

strengthening vs. weakening commitment

reaffirmingundermining

Weakening by covert means

weakening · abandoning · eroding · undercutting · sabotaging

continuity vs. change

reaffirmingrenouncing

Formally abandoning a claim

recanting · retracting · reversing · revoking · withdrawing

Family

confirm, affirm, confirmed, confirmation, affirmation, affirmative, confirming, unconfirmed, confirms

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