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not positive

ADJECTIVE

comparative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

provisional

STRONG

approaching contingent correlative equivalent like parallel relative

WEAK

allusive analogous by comparison comparable conditional connected contrastive corresponding in proportion matching metaphorical near not absolute qualified related restricted rivaling similar vying with reservation

Antonyms

STRONG

different dissimilar separate unequal unlike

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Those optics are not positive for mainstream crypto adoption and could mark a new policy risk.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

"It's good that exemptions are narrower than originally proposed, but this is still damage limitation, not positive leadership for nature," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

I am not positive, as Smith has been all over the map this season.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023

"Our position on Finland is positive, but it is not positive on Sweden," President Tayyip Erdogan said last week.

From Reuters • Feb. 10, 2023

I’m not positive, but I think he probably got the message, too, because after his last, troubling phone call, he pulled a Lance Winters and quit on me altogether.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

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