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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'positive'
1. (noun) positive, positive degree
the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
Synonyms: positive , positive degree Antonyms: neutralised , diffident , Gram-negative , counter , incertain , negative , unsure , neutral , viewless , uncharged , timid , uncertain , minus , deniable , antagonistic , disconfirming , shy , informal , perverse , neutralized , disadvantageous
2. (adj) positive
a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
Synonyms: positive degreeAntonyms: perverse , informal , disadvantageous , uncertain , viewless , timid , minus , neutral , unsure , incertain , disconfirming , Gram-negative , negative , antagonistic , neutralized , diffident , neutralised , deniable , shy , counter , uncharged
3. (adj) positive
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
Synonyms: cocksure , incontrovertible , prescribed , positivist , overconfident , electropositive , positively charged , irrefutable , convinced(p) , plus , positive(p) , confirming , confident(p) , positivistic Antonyms: neutralized , Gram-negative , uncertain , neutral , minus , uncharged , counter , incertain , disconfirming , neutralised , unsure , negative , disadvantageous , diffident , perverse , antagonistic , deniable , timid , informal , shy , viewless
4. (adj) convinced(p), positive(p), confident(p)
persuaded of; very sure
Antonyms: incertain , viewless , minus , neutralized , perverse , neutral , uncharged , negative , unsure , Gram-negative , antagonistic , diffident , disconfirming , uncertain , timid , shy , deniable , informal , counter , neutralised , disadvantageous
5. (adj) plus, positive
involving advantage or good
Synonyms: cocksure , positive , prescribed , positivist , overconfident , electropositive , positively charged , irrefutable , convinced(p) , positivistic , plus , positive(p) , confirming , confident(p) , incontrovertible Antonyms: neutralised , negative , unsure , minus , counter , deniable , disconfirming , shy , neutral , disadvantageous , neutralized , uncertain , diffident , viewless , antagonistic , uncharged , Gram-negative , incertain , timid , informal , perverse
6. (adj) positive, confirming
indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
Synonyms: irrefutable , confirming , confident(p) , positively charged , substantiative , positive(p) , verifying , confirmatory , electropositive , collateral , incontrovertible , confirmative , positive , validating , substantiating , positivistic , corroborative , plus , convinced(p) , validatory , prescribed , positivist , corroboratory , cocksure , overconfident , verificatory Antonyms: Gram-negative , perverse , uncertain , uncharged , neutralized , incertain , counter , disadvantageous , unsure , negative , neutralised , deniable , diffident , neutral , antagonistic , timid , informal , shy , minus , viewless , disconfirming
7. (adj) positive, prescribed
formally laid down or imposed
Synonyms: irrefutable , decreed , confirming , confident(p) , official , positively charged , positive(p) , electropositive , incontrovertible , positive , positivistic , ordained , plus , convinced(p) , prescribed , appointed , positivist , cocksure , overconfident Antonyms: unsure , minus , uncertain , shy , negative , uncharged , counter , neutralized , timid , perverse , incertain , neutralised , Gram-negative , viewless , diffident , disadvantageous , deniable , informal , neutral , disconfirming , antagonistic
8. (adj) incontrovertible, irrefutable, positive
impossible to deny or disprove
Synonyms: cocksure , positive , demonstrable , positivist , overconfident , electropositive , prescribed , positively charged , irrefutable , convinced(p) , positivistic , plus , positive(p) , confirming , confident(p) , incontrovertible Antonyms: Gram-negative , counter , deniable , negative , uncertain , shy , unsure , viewless , informal , uncharged , antagonistic , neutral , disconfirming , neutralised , perverse , neutralized , disadvantageous , incertain , minus , timid , diffident
9. (adj) positivist, positivistic, positive
of or relating to positivism
Synonyms: cocksure , positive , prescribed , positivist , overconfident , electropositive , positively charged , irrefutable , convinced(p) , incontrovertible , plus , positive(p) , confirming , confident(p) , positivistic Antonyms: perverse , neutralized , minus , deniable , informal , incertain , unsure , negative , diffident , uncertain , Gram-negative , viewless , antagonistic , uncharged , neutral , timid , neutralised , disconfirming , disadvantageous , shy , counter
10. (adj) positive
reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
Synonyms: cocksure , incontrovertible , prescribed , positivist , overconfident , electropositive , positively charged , irrefutable , convinced(p) , plus , positive(p) , confirming , confident(p) , positivistic Antonyms: neutral , negative , neutralised , antagonistic , deniable , uncertain , minus , uncharged , informal , timid , counter , incertain , disconfirming , shy , unsure , Gram-negative , viewless , neutralized , perverse , diffident , disadvantageous
11. (adj) positive
greater than zero
Synonyms: cocksure , incontrovertible , prescribed , positivist , overconfident , electropositive , positively charged , irrefutable , convinced(p) , plus , positive(p) , confirming , confident(p) , positivistic Antonyms: antagonistic , perverse , disconfirming , disadvantageous , counter , Gram-negative , minus , incertain , unsure , negative , neutralized , deniable , shy , uncertain , viewless , neutral , informal , uncharged , neutralised , diffident , timid
12. (adj) positive, electropositive, positively charged
having a positive charge
Synonyms: cocksure , incontrovertible , prescribed , positivist , overconfident , electropositive , positively charged , irrefutable , convinced(p) , positive , plus , positive(p) , confirming , confident(p) , positivistic Antonyms: unsure , incertain , counter , shy , viewless , deniable , diffident , uncharged , uncertain , neutralized , informal , negative , neutralised , Gram-negative , perverse , antagonistic , disconfirming , minus , disadvantageous , neutral , timid
13. (adj) cocksure, overconfident, positive
marked by excessive confidence
Synonyms: cocksure , positive , prescribed , positivist , overconfident , electropositive , positively charged , irrefutable , convinced(p) , positivistic , plus , positive(p) , confirming , confident(p) , incontrovertible Antonyms: informal , uncharged , shy , neutralised , perverse , neutral , incertain , uncertain , minus , disadvantageous , unsure , neutralized , antagonistic , negative , deniable , timid , viewless , diffident , counter , disconfirming , Gram-negative
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