POSITIVENESS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

positiveness

noun

Definition of positiveness

as in certainty

a state of mind in which one is free from doubt I can't state with any positiveness that I know what really happened

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Noun

Hynes pledged to offer near certainty for developers seeking to build here.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Stock futures reversed initial losses and turned higher overnight as investors embraced the certainty offered by the decisive results.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of certainty

Noun

The research represents an early step towards making model identity and response integrity independently verifiable, potentially giving users greater confidence in the systems powering their applications.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Have the confidence to walk away For founders, persistence is often celebrated, but knowing when to stop investing in a business can be just as important as having the conviction to start one.

— Amy Francombe, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of confidence

Noun

FlashProve aims to provide that assurance without requiring users to access or independently run the model.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
The group stressed that the issue goes beyond its Instagram account, saying that Americans who rely on Meta’s platforms need assurance that voting content won’t be suppressed ahead of or on election day.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of assurance

Noun

Ochoa has a 2008 burglary conviction in Santa Barbara County and Thompkins has a 2014 burglary conviction in Tulare County, according to the Los Angeles Times and SFGATE.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026
The teen also faces an allegation of having a prior conviction for a violent offense, which qualifies as a strike under California law.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of conviction

Noun

Results included 30% less operating effort and customer satisfaction of 96%.

— Dilip Kumar, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Studies out of the University of Toronto also show that 32 percent of single women report the highest tier of satisfaction with being single (compared to only 20 percent of single men).

— Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of satisfaction

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