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Positive

Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative.

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Similar meaning 26

Advantageous 84% connected

Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position; trade is advantageous to a nation.

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Advantageous 84% connected

Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position; trade is advantageous to a nation.

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Affirmative 84% connected

Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.

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Affirmative 84% connected

Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.

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Certain 84% connected

Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning.

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Certain 84% connected

Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning.

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Charged 84% connected

of Charge

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Charged 84% connected

of Charge

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Confident 84% connected

See Confidant.

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Confident 84% connected

See Confidant.

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Constructive 84% connected

Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.

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Constructive 84% connected

Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.

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Favorable 84% connected

Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly.

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Favorable 84% connected

Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly.

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Favourable 84% connected

(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"

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Favourable 84% connected

(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"

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Formal 84% connected

See Methylal.

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Formal 84% connected

See Methylal.

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Optimistic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.

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Optimistic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.

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Plus 84% connected

More, required to be added; positive, as distinguished from negative; -- opposed to minus.

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Plus 84% connected

More, required to be added; positive, as distinguished from negative; -- opposed to minus.

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Sure 84% connected

Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.

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Sure 84% connected

Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.

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Undeniable 84% connected

Not deniable; incapable of denial; palpably true; indisputable; obvious; as, undeniable evidence.

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Undeniable 84% connected

Not deniable; incapable of denial; palpably true; indisputable; obvious; as, undeniable evidence.

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Broader term 3

Adjective 76% connected

Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence.

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Adverb 76% connected

A word used to modify the sense of a verb, participle, adjective, or other adverb, and usually placed near it; as, he writes well; paper extremely wh…

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Film 76% connected

A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity; hence, any thin, slight covering.

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Derivationally related 6

Positiveness 74% connected

The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness; certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See Positive, a.

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Positiveness 74% connected

The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness; certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See Positive, a.

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Positivism 74% connected

A system of philosophy originated by M. Auguste Comte, which deals only with positives. It excludes from philosophy everything but the natural phenom…

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Positivism 74% connected

A system of philosophy originated by M. Auguste Comte, which deals only with positives. It excludes from philosophy everything but the natural phenom…

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Containing whole 1

Slide 70% connected

To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without walking or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, snow slides down the mountain's side.

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See also 8

Affirmative 66% connected

Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.

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Affirmative 66% connected

Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.

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Affirmatory 66% connected

Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.

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Affirmatory 66% connected

Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.

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Constructive 66% connected

Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.

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Constructive 66% connected

Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.

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Optimistic 66% connected

Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.

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Optimistic 66% connected

Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.

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Attribute 2

Quality 66% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Quality 66% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Synonym 10

Cocksure 92% connected

Perfectly safe.

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Confident 92% connected

See Confidant.

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Confirming 92% connected

of Confirm

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Convinced 92% connected

of Convince

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Incontrovertible 92% connected

Not controvertible; too clear or certain to admit of dispute; indisputable.

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Irrefutable 92% connected

Incapable of being refuted or disproved; indisputable.

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Overconfident 92% connected

Confident to excess.

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Plus 92% connected

More, required to be added; positive, as distinguished from negative; -- opposed to minus.

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Positivist 92% connected

A believer in positivism.

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Prescribed 92% connected

of Prescribe

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Near synonym 1

Good 86% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

general 66% interchangeable

Positive overlaps with good, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Antonym 4

Negative 94% connected

Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a neg…

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Negative 94% connected

Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a neg…

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Neutral 94% connected

Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.

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Neutral 94% connected

Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.

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