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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Think of how many other ways that $54 billion could have been invested—in AI startups, dirty soda shops, almost anything else to generate a positive return.
Researchers believe that, under medical supervision, these substances can temporarily shift brain activity in ways that encourage the recall of positive memories and weaken deeply ingrained negative thought patterns.
From Science Daily
One positive Deulofeu takes from this period is that he can enjoy more time with his family than is afforded to most professional footballers.
From BBC
The presence of the US president's son-in-law Jared Kushner at the last talks in early February has been seen by Iran as a positive signal of greater US engagement.
From BBC
Shakespeare’s play and its title character can be viewed from many perspectives, and one positive aspect of Tata’s production is that it doesn’t turn the play into a lead-footed contemporary political allegory.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
