positive

• "denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution"

Synonyms

• positive degreethe primary form of an adjective or adverb

• "a positive attitude"
• "the reviews were all positive"
• "a positive benefit"
• "a positive demand"

• "very sure"
• "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"
• "I am positive he is lying"
• "was confident he would win"

Synonyms

• convinced(p)
• positive(p)
• confident(p)

• "a plus (or positive) factor"

Synonyms

• pluson the positive side or higher end of a scale; involving advantage or good; a useful or valuable quality ; the arithmetic operation of summing

• "a positive pregnancy test"

Synonyms

• confirmingindicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; serving to support or corroborate

• "positive laws"

Synonyms

• prescribedset down as a rule or guide ; fixed or established especially by order or command; conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; formally laid down or imposed

• "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"
• "proof positive"
• "an irrefutable argument"

Synonyms

• incontrovertibleimpossible to deny or disprove; necessarily or demonstrably true
• irrefutableimpossible to deny or disprove

• "positivist thinkers"
• "positivist doctrine"
• "positive philosophy"

Synonyms

• positivistof or relating to positivism; someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes
• positivisticof or relating to positivism

• "positive increase in graduating students"

• "positive numbers"

• "protons are positive"

Synonyms

• electropositivehaving a positive charge
• positively chargedhaving a positive charge

• "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"
• "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"
• "the less he knows the more positive he gets"

Synonyms

• cocksuremarked by excessive confidence
• overconfidentmarked by excessive confidence