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 dollar rose slightly as markets continue to bet on the Federal Reserve raising interest rates this year despite more positive headlines on the Iran war easing oil prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
He is proud that at all his previous clubs he is remembered fondly and made a positive impact on and off the pitch.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
In a statement, he also welcomed Suu Kyi's Red Cross meeting, saying he hoped that authorities "will undertake further positive steps towards lasting peace and stability in Myanmar".
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
In early November 2021, Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19 and admitted he had “misled people about my status.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
On the positive side, children are learning from a professional, trained to teach music to children.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
But smaller individual players chose to focus on the positives.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Yes, there was a drop-off in the last 20 minutes and Malisheva got a goal back, but Gray wanted to focus on the positives post-match.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Some near-term positives remain, “with LNG demand at just over 18 Bcf a day and bargain hunting buyers believing upside value probabilities outweigh the downside at these price levels,” he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
While traders in the past have been able to offset the bad news in one area by focusing on the positives elsewhere, analysts said they were now struggling to fire-fight on three fronts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Yes. I suppose. Ten percent of the island’s Caucasian male population. It—” “And isn’t the percentage even higher, doctor, for males of Japanese descent? A higher percentage of B positives among the island’s Japanese-Americans?”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Vocabulary lists containing positive
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