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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It’s also your money, and you have earned the right to use it in a way that maximizes the positive impact for your loved ones, which, of course, gives you pleasure too.
From MarketWatch
When this happens, overall rebuilding efforts can be slowed as lots sit empty and the positive impacts of mass rebuilding — people coming back to neighborhoods, stores reopening — are diminished.
From Los Angeles Times
The jump in orders is some positive news for Europe's biggest economy, which is struggling through a long decline due to a manufacturing slump, high energy costs and weak demand in key export markets.
From Barron's
Many strategists see plenty of positives in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, where valuations are still lower than in the U.S.
From Barron's
“The labor market seems to have found feet on the jobs growth side, and that’s a positive to take away,” says David Tinsley, senior economist at Bank of America Institute.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
