Antonyms of "retraction"

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  1. assertion

    noun
    The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
  2. confirmation

    noun
    An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
  3. affirmation

    noun
    That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
  4. endorsement

    noun
    The act or quality of endorsing
  5. approval

    noun
    An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
  6. validation

    noun
    The act of validating something.
  7. ratification

    noun
    The act or process of ratifying, or the state of being ratified.
  8. acceptance

    noun
    The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
  9. agreement

    noun
    An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
  10. acknowledgment

    noun
    The act of acknowledging
  11. admission

    noun
    The act or practice of admitting.
  12. concession

    noun / verb
    The act of conceding.
  13. consent

    verb / noun
    To express willingness, to give permission.
  14. recognition

    noun
    The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity).