positive
Usage
What are other ways to say positive?
The adjective positive implies emphatic certainty, which may even become overconfidence or dogmatism. Certain suggests that there are definite reasons that have freed one from doubt. Confident emphasizes the strength of the belief or the certainty of expectation felt. Sure, the simplest and most general term, expresses mere absence of doubt.
Example Sentences
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Yuan, her mother and her father all tested positive for elevated levels of cadmium in their blood in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Formula 1 says sport can be 'a positive force for good'.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Nearly all companies report some return on their AI investments, but far fewer report substantial ones: 80% of managers and above see positive returns, while 28% call them strongly positive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
They can’t point to any genuinely positive accomplishments.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
I was almost positive that the word deck had been in the Cocoon.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
While hydrogen breath tests conducted at home are commonly used to diagnose lactose intolerance, Shaukat says they produce a lot of false positives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The new cash flow target and payout ratio are the main positives, but China and U.S. tariffs cap the upside, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
For Spurs, however, there were few positives as the wait for a first Premier League win - and goal - this season goes on.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
But false positives were common, and whether getting a full-body scan stands to, on balance, increase your lifespan is unknown.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
All the positives in the world couldn’t fool me.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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