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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Nunez said Saturday's outcome was more "positive" than a week ago, with more police on the streets acting more rapidly, conducting more pre-demonstration checks and better protecting businesses.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
"We want to be more consistent but this was a really good step. It's positive energy we want to capitalise on, but it's only a step."
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Many artificial intelligence systems use sentiment analysis to determine whether language expresses positive, negative, or neutral feelings.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
But some professional money managers have a more positive take on Meta’s ability to grow new revenue streams tied to its Muse AI agent, as reported by Christine Ji and Nora Redmund.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Can be trusted to do what is right in almost all situations and consistently represent themselves and their organization in a positive way.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
A recent study found that a blood test in development could accurately detect stage 1 and 2 pancreatic cancers roughly 87% of the time, with a low rate of false positives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Full-body scans have also faced criticism from some healthcare professionals, who warn that the technology risks false positives, overdiagnoses, and unnecessary testing and anxiety.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
In a camp of positives, a major disappointment for England and Tuchel was the injury suffered by Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott after an outstanding debut in the 7-0 win in Croatia.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
There are also positives to it like we saw against Croatia after having three matches together.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Instead, he poured his energy into the positives.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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