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be positive

VERB

declare

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge advocate affirm announce argue assert claim confirm disclose inform insist maintain proclaim reaffirm repeat reveal stress tell

STRONG

advance allege attest aver avow blaze certify cite confess contend convey demonstrate enunciate manifest notify pass profess promulgate pronounce propound publish reassert render show sound state swear testify validate vouch

WEAK

allegate asseverate bring forward give out put forward set forth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal contradict deny forget hide ignore oppose repudiate suppress veto withhold

STRONG

abandon confuse disavow disown fail mumble obscure refuse reject renounce retreat take

WEAK

disclaim retract

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Investors are conducting an “interesting debate” on whether the Iran war could actually be positive for European banks, Schrott says.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

England want their culture and environment to be "positive, relaxed and high-performance", with "better individual and collective decision-making".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

“Clearly we understand that there is economic development and the potential for that to be positive for the county, but at what cost?” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

While AI can’t be ignored, it isn’t yet clear whether its impact will be positive or negative, Nageswaran said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

And yet when Nicholas and Ojiugo visited, he disliked how strenuously they tried to be positive, to pretend, almost, as though he was merely ill in hospital and they had come to visit him.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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