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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But there is concern that without their attack firing, Arsenal will have to rely on their defensive excellence to get a positive result.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Forward returns after previous rapid turnarounds have leaned positive, the Bespoke analysts said in written commentary.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo executives told analysts the rules will likely be a positive for them, allowing them to hold less capital.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
She described a crowded room, with people coughing, or receiving positive Covid tests, as feeling like a "death sentence" for her daughter.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
She was positive that her golden boy could return from the grave and believed in the power of the Fox sisters’ mediumship to make that happen.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing positive
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