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opsitive, ositive, poositive, posiitiive, positiv, positivee, positivve, posittive, possitive, pozitive, ppositive

Positive — synonyms, positive antonyms, definition

1. positive (a)

74 synonyms
absolute accurate alert arbitrary assertive assured austere carefree categorical certain circumscribed clear clear-cut cocksure confident convinced decided decisive defined definite • • •

2. positive (Adjective)

10 synonyms
confirming electropositive incontrovertible irrefutable overconfident plus positively charged positivist positivistic prescribed
2 antonyms
negative neutral
11 definitions

positive (Adjective) — Characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.. ex. "a positive attitude" ex. "the reviews were all positive" ex. "a positive benefit" ex. "a positive demand"

positive (Adjective) — Persuaded of; very sure. ex. "I am positive he is lying"

positive (Adjective) — Involving advantage or good. ex. "a positive factor"

positive (Adjective) — (medicine) indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen. ex. "a positive pregnancy test"

positive (Adjective) — Formally laid down or imposed. ex. "positive laws"

positive (Adjective) — Impossible to deny or disprove. ex. "proof positive"

positive (Adjective) — Of or relating to positivism. ex. "positive philosophy"

positive (Adjective) — Reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion. ex. "positive increase in graduating students"

positive (Adjective) — (mathematics) greater than zero. ex. "positive numbers"

positive (Adjective) — Having a positive charge. ex. "protons are positive"

positive (Adjective) — Marked by excessive confidence. ex. "the less he knows the more positive he gets"

1 see also
quality

3. positive (Noun)

1 synonym
positive degree
2 definitions

positive (Noun) — The primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution.

positive (Noun) — A film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject.

4 types of
adjective adverb film photographic film
2 parts of
lantern slide slide