Synonym: absolute, assured, certain, convinced, definite, sure. Antonym: negative. Similar words: position, opposition, composition, predisposition, sensitive, inquisitive, deposit, sensitivity. Meaning: ['pɑzətɪv /'pɒz-] n. a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject. adj. 1. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. 2. having a positive electric charge 3. involving advantage or good 4. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen 5. formally laid down or imposed 6. impossible to deny or disprove 7. of or relating to positivism 8. reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion 9. greater than zero 10. marked by excessive confidence 11. persuaded of; very sure.
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91. Far from being a nuisance, she was a positive joy to have around.
92. Drugs again rained on the Olympics'parade as another athlete tested positive for an illegal substance.
93. Self - confident , ambitious and positive,(http://sentencedict.com) Paula is a tough cookie who is bound to do well.
94. His family have been a very positive influence on him.
95. They have tried to put a positive spin on the situation.
96. The south of France has positive associations for me as I used to holiday there as a child.
97. We share his view that business can be a positive force for change.
98. Do you have any of the larger ones? However, some is used in questions that expect a positive reply:Would you like some?
99. Try to be more positive in dealing with the problem.
100. The papers all chorused the praises of the positive suggestions of the government.
101. Two top athletes have been disqualified from the championship after positive drug tests.
102. She is, by nature, a sunny,[sentencedict.com] positive sort of a person.
103. I want to be a positive role model for my sister.
104. There's been a positive response to the UN Secretary-General's recent peace efforts.
105. If the test is positive, a course of antibiotics may be prescribed.
106. The doctor told the nurse to call him if there was a positive change for the worse.
107. If one looks at the longer run, a lot of positive things are happening.
108. Without doubt , the national bourgeoisie tends to vacillate , but we should , nevertheless, make use of its positive side, uniting with it as well as struggling against ...
109. Instead of going to work thinking that it will be totally boring, try to be positive.
110. He's usually very kind and gentle, but he has his less positive side too.
111. That this is a positive stereotype makes it no less a stereotype, and therefore unacceptable.
112. Before going on stage, I breathe deeply and think positive thoughts.
113. We got a lot of positive feedback about the programme.
114. The parting from his sister had a positive effect on John.
115. We need to take positive steps to improve the situation of families in poverty.
116. His estimate of half a million HIV positive cases was based on an extrapolation of the known incidence of the virus.
117. They were hoping for a positive result from the experiment.
118. She referred in a positive way to the 'traditional womanly goals of marriage and motherhood' several times in her talk.
119. They tried to put a positive spin on the sales figures.
120. The past ten years have seen some very positive developments in East-West relations.
More similar words: position, opposition, composition, predisposition, sensitive, inquisitive, deposit, sensitivity, punitive, cognitive, initiative, definitive, supposing, curiosity, as it is, transition, acquisition, native, active, motive, diversity, furtive, university, incentive, creative, actively, relative, deductive, abortive, detective.