positive

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. certain, decided, emphatic, unqualified, absolute; inescapable, peremptory, firm. See affirmation, certainty.Ant., negative.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Definite]

Syn. decisive, actual, concrete; see definite 1 , real 2 .

2. [Emphatic]

Syn. peremptory, assertive, obstinate; see emphatic 1 , resolute 2 .

3. [Certain]

Syn. sure, convinced, confident; see accurate 1 , certain 1 , 3 .

See Synonym Study at sure .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. certain absolute, express, explicit, definite, unqualified, categorical, sure, emphatic, precise, specific, firm.

2. beneficial useful, good, constructive, helpful, practical.

ANT.: 1. uncertain, qualified, equivocal. 2. negative, deleterious

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Of a constructive nature: affirmative. Informal: upbeat. See HELP. 2. Giving assent: affirmative, favorable. See AFFIRM. 3. Clearly, fully, and sometimes emphatically expressed: categorical, clear, clear-cut, decided, definite, explicit, express, precise, specific, unambiguous, unequivocal. See CLEAR. 4. Established beyond a doubt: certain, hard, inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefutable, sure, unassailable, undeniable, undisputable, unquestionable. See CERTAIN, TRUE. 5. Known positively: certain, definite, sure. Idiom: for certain. See CERTAIN. 6. Having no doubt: assured, certain, confident, sure, undoubting. See CERTAIN. 7. 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.