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, he said there was one piece of "very positive news" Bailey said.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Investors will be looking for more positive news.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
But there have been plenty of positive developments as well.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
He notes that it is positive that Aegon managed to sell the business as one entity and not two separate parts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
He responded promptly, insisting that “this paper is a fabrication,” urging Adams to remain skeptical “until positive and solemn proof of its authenticity shall be provided.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing positive
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