POSITIVIST Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

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Adjective

After a late October rain last year, the fourth-generation farmer was optimistic about his 1,800 acres (728 hectares) of winter wheat.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
The two then give their thoughts on the Hurricanes overall entering the season, with both optimistic about what could come for UM in 2026.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of optimistic

Adjective

This is the second year in a row that the WMO has detected positive change in the ozone hole, but there are still some warning signs highlighted in the report.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026
North Carolina is seeing a spike in positive COVID-19 cases as hospitals brace for an uptick in respiratory illnesses heading into fall, according to state and federal health data.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of positive

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At its core, Dark Matter is a series about the folly and hubris of humankind, even when — nay, especially when — idealists have the power to achieve transformative change.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Fairness With Conditions Schulz is careful not to present himself as an idealist.

— Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of idealist

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Even as a brutal heat wave threatened to smother the energy, the fest felt like a cheerful coming-out party—an announcement of the political commitments of a generation of mainstream artists more famous for singing about the self than about society.

— Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
The cheerful voice of a guide on a mic booms through the open-air cab of each old-timey bus.

— Sonjirose Chin, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

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