Adjective positive has 11 senses
- 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
- positive, electropositive - having a positive electric charge; "protons are positive"
Antonyms: negative, electronegative, neutral, electroneutral
- plus, positive - involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor"
Antonyms: disadvantageous, harmful (indirect, via advantageous)
- positive, confirming - indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test"
Antonyms: negative, disconfirming
- positive, prescribed - formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws"
Antonym: informal (indirect, via formal)
- 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)
- positivist, positivistic, positive - of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy"
- positive - greater than zero; "positive numbers"
Antonym: minus (indirect, via plus)
- 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)
- 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)
- favorable, positive - granting what has been desired or requested; "a favorable reply"; "a positive answer"
Antonym: negative (indirect, via affirmative)
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Noun positive has 1 sense
- positive - a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
--1 is a kind of film, photographic film
--1 is a part of slide, lantern slide
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