Synonyms for positive
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Definite
decisive, actual, concrete; see definite 1, real 2.
Emphatic
peremptory, assertive, obstinate; see emphatic 1, resolute 2.
Certain
sure, convinced, confident; see accurate 1, certain 1, 3. See syn. study at sure.
See positive in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Of a constructive nature:
affirmative. (Informal) upbeat. See helpGiving assent:
affirmative, favorable. See affirmClearly, fully, and sometimes emphatically expressed:
categorical, clear, clear-cut, decided, definite, explicit, express, precise, specific, unambiguous, unequivocal. See clearEstablished beyond a doubt:
certain, hard, inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefutable, sure, unassailable, undeniable, undisputable, unquestionable. See certain, trueKnown positively:
certain, definite, sure. Idiom: for certain. See certainHaving no doubt:
assured, certain, confident, sure, undoubting. See certain- (Informal)
Completely such, without qualification or exception:
absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer2, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter2. (Informal) flat-out. (Chiefly British) blooming. See big, limited
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