Nouns (1)
positive
n. a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (15)
positive
adj. "a positive attitude"
positive
adj. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"
convinced
adj. 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"
useful
adj. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"
prescribed
adj. formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws"
affirmative
adj. expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook"
electropositive
adj. having a positive electric charge; "protons are positive"
positivist
adj. of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy"
favorable, favourable
adj. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"
arrogant, cocksure, overconfident
adj. 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"
incontrovertible, irrefutable
adj. impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"
Fuzzynyms (78)
laudatory, praiseful, praising
adj. full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark"
favorable, favourable
adj. encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"
flattering
adj. showing or representing to advantage; "a flattering color"
positive
adj. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"
assured
adj. characterized by certainty or security; "a tiny but assured income"; "we can never have completely assured lives"
positive, incontrovertible, irrefutable
adj. impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"
certain, sure
adj. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends"
obstinate, stubborn
adj. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
hopeful
adj. having or manifesting or inspiring hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem"
laudatory, praiseful, praising
adj. full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark"
favorable, favourable
adj. encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"
flattering
adj. showing or representing to advantage; "a flattering color"
positive
adj. "a positive attitude"
sure, definite, fixed
adj. known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"
good, beneficial
adj. promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"
hopeful
adj. having or manifesting or inspiring hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem"
cocky
adj. overly self-confident or self-assertive; "a very cocky young man"
vain, conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen-headed
adj. characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes"
overblown, grandiloquent, pompous, pontifical, portentous
adj. puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek
assumptive, assuming, presumptuous
adj. excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants"
unquestionable
adj. incapable of being questioned; "unquestionable authority"
determinant, determinative, deciding, conclusive, determining, influential
adj. having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"
convincing
adj. causing one to believe the truth of something; "a convincing story"; "a convincing manner"
beyond doubt, indubitable
adj. too obvious to be doubted
unfailing, infallible
adj. incapable of failure or error; "an infallible antidote"; "an infallible memory"; "the Catholic Church considers the Pope infallible"; "no doctor is infallible"
certain, sure
adj. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends"
perfect
adj. being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day"
assured
adj. characterized by certainty or security; "a tiny but assured income"; "we can never have completely assured lives"
positive
adj. "a positive attitude"
certain, some
adj. remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"
decisive
adj. determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"
precise, definite
adj. sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"
plain, patent, manifest, clear, evident, apparent
adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
proved, proven
adj. established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness"
undisputed, unchallenged, undoubted, unquestioned
adj. generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute; "the accepted interpretation of the poem"; "an accepted theory"; "the undisputed fact"
Synonyms (74)
smashing, cracking, cool, swell, keen, bully, dandy, neat, great, groovy, bang-up, corking, nifty, peachy, slap-up, not bad
adj. very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
good enough
adj. adequately good for the circumstances; "if it's good enough for you it's good enough for me"
goodish
adj. moderately good of its kind; "a goodish wine"
redeeming
adj. compensating for some fault or defect; "the redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity"; "his saving grace was his sense of humor"
acceptable, satisfactory
adj. meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat"
suitable
adj. worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"
well-behaved
adj. (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct; "a well-behaved child"
affirmative, affirmatory
adj. affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"; "an affirmative nod"; "an affirmatory gesture"
constructive
adj. constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission"
optimistic
adj. expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"
supportive
adj. furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer"
confident
adj. having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment"
creative
adj. promoting construction or creation; "creative work"
shaping, formative
adj. forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"
formative
adj. capable of forming new cells and tissues; "a formative zone in developing bone"
inferential
adj. based on interpretation; not directly expressed
reconstructive, rehabilitative
adj. helping to restore to good condition; "reconstructive surgery"; "rehabilitative exercises"
structural
adj. concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study
ceremonial, solemn
adj. marked by pomp or ceremony or formality; "a ceremonial occasion"; "ceremonial garb"
conventional, ceremonious
adj. rigidly formal or bound by convention; "their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt"
dress, full-dress
adj. (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony"
form-only
adj. being a matter of form only; lacking substance; "a form-only requirement that is usually ignored"
dress, full-dress
adj. suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes"
nominal, titular
adj. existing in name only; "the nominal (or titular) head of his party"
perfunctory, pro forma
adj. as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election"
semi-formal, black-tie
adj. moderately formal; requiring a dinner jacket; "he wore semiformal attire"; "a black-tie dinner"
white-tie
adj. requiring white ties and tailcoats for men; "a white-tie occasion"
bullish
adj. expecting a rise in prices
upbeat, cheerful, pollyannaish
adj. pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic
rosy, rose-colored, rose-coloured
adj. reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the world through rose-colored glasses"
starry-eyed
adj. unrealistically or naively optimistic; "a starry-eyed reformer"; "starry-eyed idealism"
assenting, agreeing, assentient
adj. expressing agreement or consent; "an assenting nod"
conceding, concessive
adj. of or pertaining to concession
assured
adj. marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence; "she paints with an assured hand"
bold
adj. (confident)
reassured
adj. having confidence restored; freed from anxiety; "reassured by her praise he pressed on"
self-assured, self-confident
adj. showing poise and confidence in your own worth; "hardly more than a boy but firm-knit and self-confident"
indisputable, incontestable, undisputable
adj. not open to question; obviously true; "undeniable guilt"; "indisputable evidence of a witness"
Antonyms (12)
negative
adj. characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign"
neutral
adj. possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
destructive
adj. causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"
uncertain, unsure, incertain
adj. lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers"
destructive
adj. causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"
negative, electronegative
adj. having a negative electric charge; "electrons are negative"
neutral, electroneutral
adj. having no net electric charge; not electrified
negative
adj. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
positive
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