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positive

/ˈpɑzɪtɪv/noun, adjective3 syllables

Positive means: characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc..

Synonyms for positive41

noun, as in the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution

positive degree

adjective, as in characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.

affirmative, optimistic, constructive, affirmatory, supportive

adjective, as in persuaded of; very sure

convinced, confident, certain, sure

adjective, as in involving advantage or good

plus, advantageous, favorable, favourable

adjective, as in impossible to deny or disprove

incontrovertible, irrefutable, undeniable

adjective, as in having a positive charge

electropositive, positively charged, charged

adjective, as in marked by excessive confidence

cocksure, overconfident, confident

adjective, as in indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen

confirming, Gram-positive

adjective, as in formally laid down or imposed

prescribed, formal

adjective, as in of or relating to positivism

positivist, positivistic

adjective, as in greater than zero

plus

also used for positive

wis, nonnegative, absolute, good, acceptable, agreeable, all right, amazing, as fine as Dick's hatband, awesome, beatific, bene, blissful

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Opposites of positive

negative, neutral

What does positive mean?13

adjective

1

characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.“a positive attitude”

2

persuaded of; very sure“were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join”

3

involving advantage or good“a plus (or positive) factor”

4

impossible to deny or disprove“incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence”

5

having a positive charge“protons are positive”

6

marked by excessive confidence“an arrogant and cocksure materialist”

7

indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen“a positive pregnancy test”

8

formally laid down or imposed“positive laws”

9

of or relating to positivism“positivist thinkers”

10

greater than zero“positive numbers”

11

reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion“positive increase in graduating students”

noun

1

the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution

2

a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Positive in a sentence

  • The positive powers of the number ten are tens, multiples of ten.AqQoyriq_1
  • If you want to form a new habit, positive reinforcement works best.TracyPoff
  • One of the poles is negative, while the other is positive.AlanF_US
  • If you don't have anything positive to say, don't say anything.CK
  • The more people are positive, the better our world will be.Ergulis
  • Use positive thinking, and stop doubting your own intelligence.nonong
  • Parents work hard to develop, or instill, positive beliefs and values in their children.Delayedecholalia
  • Carlos is an employee who always maintains a positive attitude, even in challenging situations.Amastan

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Forms of positive

as a noun

plural
positives