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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Crude futures returned to positive territory after the International Energy Agency said the oil market is set to remain in deficit until the final quarter of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The DoJ added that the Northern Ireland Prison Service is "one of the most closely examined" in the UK, noting positive recent inspection reports for Magilligan Prison and Hydebank Wood.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
“All in, our initial read on the report is more positive than negative,” Powell wrote.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
His father said his son was a positive, enthusiastic man who was full of ideas.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Bless him in a good, positive, holy way so that he will be successful and bring back medicine for this ailing water monster.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Vocabulary lists containing positive
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