positive: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 13 letter points · starts with P · ends with E
Meaning of positive
adj
Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
Formally laid down.
Stated definitively and without qualification.
Fully assured in opinion.
Example: I’m absolutely positive you've spelt that wrong.
Source: Wiktionary — positive.
noun
A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
A favourable point or characteristic.
Example: Not a bad situation when we weigh all the positives.
Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
Listed forms: positives.
Source: Wiktionary — positive.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for positive.
adjective
persuaded of; very sure
adjective
involving advantage or good
adjective
indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
adjective
formally laid down or imposed
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of positive
P(3) + O(1) + S(1) + I(1) + T(1) + I(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 13 points.
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Anagrams of positive
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from positive
98 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in positive. Showing up to 24, longest first.