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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"So, he's flooding the information environment with positive images of himself, particularly images that make him look large and in charge."
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
But if Curacao can rebound with a positive result against Ecuador in its second game, it could advance to the knockout stages and begin writing the Cinderella story of the tournament.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The analyst expects positive momentum to persist on foreign direct investment in the electronics sector and related data-center investments in 2H.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The win in the first Test against New Zealand was a small, positive step for England.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Bless him in a good, positive, holy way so that he will be successful and bring back medicine for this ailing water monster.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Vocabulary lists containing positive
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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