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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Cuba's Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces stressed that "both delegations consider the meeting to have been positive" and they agreed "to maintain communication between the two military commands," according to a statement released on Facebook.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
An increase in mistakes is a setback to that progress, but it would argue the overall trend is positive.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Demand is going to look different depending on the market, but it will be a net positive.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
“I always wanted to make sure that I was telling authentic stories even if not necessarily always positive stories,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
He wasn’t wearing glasses, though, and I was almost positive that Benjamin Franklin wore those.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing positive
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