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positive
adjective as in definite, certain
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- actual
- assured
- categorical
- clear-cut
- cocksure
- complete
- consummate
- convinced
- decided
- direct
- downright
- explicit
- factual
- forceful
- forcible
- genuine
- hard
- inarguable
- incontestable
- incontrovertible
- indisputable
- indubitable
- irrefutable
- out-and-out
- outright
- sure
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- unambiguous
- undeniable
- unequivocal
- unmistakable
- unmitigated
adjective as in beneficial, helpful
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Example Sentences
These may be preschool shows but for all involved, it’s also an opportunity to help impart positive messages on the young minds watching.
Carey showed positive intent for Australia, upper-cutting to the boundary, and whether he can stay around in the morning will likely play a key part in this Test.
She also reiterated she didn't have to explain this but wanted to have an openness and vulnerability with her audience to enact some positive change.
She said the number of protection orders issued was "not good enough" but positive action about the crime was "heading in the right direction".
"We have identified a strong link between this positive social behavior, known to elicit joyous emotions, and some of the more intricate forms of cooperation seen in non-human species."
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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.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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