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positive

 
Adjective positive has 11 senses
  1. positive - characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"
    Antonyms:
    negative, antagonistic, counter, perverse, neutral, neutralized, neutralised, viewless
  2. positive, electropositive - having a positive electric charge; "protons are positive"
    Antonyms: negative, electronegative, neutral, electroneutral
  3. plus, positive - involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor"
    Antonyms: disadvantageous, harmful (indirect, via advantageous)
  4. positive, confirming - indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test"
    Antonyms: negative, disconfirming
  5. positive, prescribed - formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws"
    Antonym: informal (indirect, via formal)
  6. incontrovertible, irrefutable, positive - impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"
    Antonym: deniable (indirect, via undeniable)
  7. positivist, positivistic, positive - of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy"
  8. positive - greater than zero; "positive numbers"
    Antonym:
    minus (indirect, via plus)
  9. cocksure, overconfident, positive - marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets"
    Antonym: unconfident (indirect, via confident)
  10. convinced, positive, confident - persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win"
    Antonyms: uncertain, unsure, incertain (indirect, via certain, sure)
    Antonyms: uncertain, unsure, incertain (indirect, via certain, sure)
  11. favorable, positive - granting what has been desired or requested; "a favorable reply"; "a positive answer"
    Antonym: negative (indirect, via affirmative)
positional positional notation positional representation system positionally positioned positioner positioning positions positive positive acknowledgement for call centres positive charge positive chemotaxis positive correlation positive feedback positive feelings positive fraud positive growth

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