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Speak and write with confidence.

To help you avoid using the same word too repetitively, redundantly, recurrently, incessantly, etc., etc.

Why synonyms can be useful

Your writing can sound boring if you continually keep repeating the same words. When you create sentences, you can make them more interesting by using words that mean the same as the word you are speaking about. This allows you to add flavor to your writing.

In order to make language a lot more expressive and interesting you should try to vary the words you use as often as you can.

Synonyms for (noun) positive

Synonyms: positive Definition: a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject

Hypernyms: film, photographic film Definition: photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies

Synonyms: positive, positive degree Definition: the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution

Hypernyms: adjective Definition: a word that expresses an attribute of something

Hypernyms: adverb Definition: a word that modifies something other than a noun

Synonyms for (adjective) positive

Synonyms: plus, positive Definition: involving advantage or good Usage: a plus (or positive) factor

Hypernyms: advantageous Definition: giving an advantage Usage: a contract advantageous to our country; socially advantageous to entertain often

Synonyms: confident, convinced, positive Definition: persuaded of; very sure Usage: were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join; I am positive he is lying; was confident he would win

Hypernyms: sure, certain Definition: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured Usage: felt certain of success; was sure (or certain) she had seen it; was very sure in his beliefs; sure of her friends

Synonyms: overconfident, positive, cocksure Definition: marked by excessive confidence Usage: an arrogant and cocksure materialist; so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen; the less he knows the more positive he gets

Hypernyms: confident Definition: having or marked by confidence or assurance Usage: a confident speaker; a confident reply; his manner is more confident these days; confident of fulfillment

Synonyms: electropositive, positive, positively charged Definition: having a positive charge Usage: protons are positive

Hypernyms: charged Definition: of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge Usage: charged particles; a charged battery

Synonyms: incontrovertible, positive, irrefutable Definition: impossible to deny or disprove Usage: incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence; proof positive; an irrefutable argument

Hypernyms: undeniable Definition: not possible to deny

Synonyms: prescribed, positive Definition: formally laid down or imposed Usage: positive laws

Hypernyms: formal Definition: being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) Usage: pay one's formal respects; formal dress; a formal ball; the requirement was only formal and often ignored; a formal education

Synonyms: positive Definition: characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. Usage: a positive attitude; the reviews were all positive; a positive benefit; a positive demand

Hypernyms: affirmative, optimistic Definition: expecting the best Usage: an affirmative outlook

Hypernyms: constructive Definition: emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good Usage: constructive criticism

Synonyms: positive Definition: greater than zero Usage: positive numbers

Hypernyms: plus Definition: on the positive side or higher end of a scale Usage: a plus value; temperature of plus 5 degrees; a grade of C plus

Synonyms: positive, confirming Definition: indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen Usage: a positive pregnancy test

Hypernyms: Gram-positive Definition: (of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method