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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Positive test results from the first patient Weyer encountered set the wheels in motion for the global effort to identify and contain a potential outbreak.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Positive travel experiences may help reduce that drift toward disorder, while stressful or unsafe travel may push the body in the opposite direction.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
Saphiera Stillwell, 17, wears a prom dress, with a sticker price of $1,300, at the Positive Results Center 10th annual Prom Dress & Tux Gift-Away and Resource Fair at the Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
Positive news could trigger big snapbacks from this cohort, as much as $86 billion over the next month if there’s a sustained rally.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
Positive words and phrases included generously, public-spirited, wise, beneficial, commendable, carefully researched, useful, honorable, good.
From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements
Vocabulary lists containing positive
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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