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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“Cost savings are likely the only positive in the quarter.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
In April 2022, Moore tested positive for nandrolone and boldenone at a WTA 250 event in Bogota, with an independent tribunal ruling in December 2023 that contaminated meat was the source.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
In June, House lawmakers sent a long-awaited positive signal for LA28 when a committee approved $875 million for public transportation for the Games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
And while real wages initially dropped, they are back in positive territory, especially for women.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
When he explained everything to us in the car, Dad had sounded weary, like he wasn’t positive Mom was innocent.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
There are some positives steps being taken, he says, including the rollout of mental health teams to work closely with schools.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
There is no right or wrong way to play football but, as this piece has attempted to showcase, every approach has its positives and negatives.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
But false positives were common, and whether getting a full-body scan stands to, on balance, increase your lifespan is unknown.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
But, in Wall Street parlance, the positives look priced in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
People say it's bad, and sometimes it is, but I like to focus on the positives.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
Vocabulary lists containing positive
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