positive
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- noun
- /ˈpɑːzɪtɪv/
- Let's just focus on the positives, which is, down $3,500 is a great start.
- positives and negatives
- accentuate the positive
- recognize the positives
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Watch on YouTubeWere there benefits, positives and gifts in your son's passing?
- Were there benefits, positives and gifts in your son's passing?
- Like there's a lot of things that are positives, like no backaches.
- You have to, you have to try and find the positives in situations.
- So there's a lot of medications that can be positives or negatives for your pelvic floor.
- Crime drops, you know, also there are certain positives to that.
- And if you can learn from it, I only see the positives go through it, get through it.
- And it has a much, I think a much higher positives and negatives.
Examples
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In working with such a child, it is helpful to recognize both the positives and negatives of being strong-willed.
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You have to, you have to try and find the positives in situations.
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Which is a huge positive we must draw from this.
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The positive out of this is that I have enough for all the other students.
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No, I guess it's like, you know, if you focus on the positive, you can do amazing things in your life.
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Because the positive of all of this is I'm losing weight.
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But as you correctly said, there are always positives even in the worst of situations.
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You know, sir, I'd like to concentrate on the positives.
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One major positive of working from home is the flexibility it offers.
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Despite the challenges, there are several positives to this new policy that we should consider.
Synonyms
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Something that helps or gives an advantage
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An advantage that helps people or a community
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A positive or hopeful part of a hard situation
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A good part of a situation or choice
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A positive part of a hard situation that gives hope
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An advantage that makes something better
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A process where a small change causes larger changes in a system
- Specialized
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An electrical state when an object has fewer electrons than protons
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Something like praise or a reward that makes someone do something again
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Part of economics that describes, explains, and predicts how the economy works without giving opinions
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A thing given after a behavior that makes it more likely to happen again
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A battery terminal marked with a plus sign that connects to the red wire
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A blood group whose red blood cells have the Rh factor, common in most people
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An adverb that shows a simple way something happens, not a comparison
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The base form of an adjective or adverb that shows a quality without comparison
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The end of a magnet that points toward the north when it hangs freely
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A small particle with positive electric charge that turns into other tiny particles
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Something pleasant that someone gives after a behavior to make it happen again
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Etymology
Positive as a noun for good points comes from the Latin posit- from ponere 'to put', and it developed the sense of something 'favorable' or certain. So when you look for the positives, you are looking for the good or useful parts of a situation.