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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However, the Fernandez decision had little positive impact and occurred during a historic sequence of six defeats in a row without scoring - Chelsea's worst run in 114 years.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
“Despite the headwinds to global manufacturing from higher energy prices, the Canadian sector is enjoying at least a brief positive run,” Stephen Brown, chief North America economist at research firm Capital Economics, said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The actor said one positive from the episode was the introduction of bickering couple Dawn and Pete Sutcliffe, played by Julia Davis and Adrian Scarborough.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Only two discretionary companies mentioned a positive impact from higher oil on first-quarter earnings calls, while the rest mentioned negative impacts or struck a neutral tone, according to data from Trivariate Research’s Adam Parker.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
I was so positive that the whole thing was going to be off that I never asked myself what I thought the right thing to do would be.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
Vocabulary lists containing positive
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