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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“The growth of Ericsson’s networks unit outside North America is a positive sign and based on this, Nokia’s stable development target for this year is on track.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Report A opens with positive clinical findings and mentions industry funding as a limitation.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
"I just thought, if I'm not bringing positive change into the world, then I'm not doing enough."
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“This is likely to be a messy quarter for Intel, but on balance we are feeling somewhat more positive as the agentic server CPU surge increasingly seems real,” wrote Bernstein analyst Stacy A. Rasgon.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
In 2000, only 2,669 people had tested positive for HIV.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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