Philosophy is a science, and as such has no articles of faith; accordingly, in it nothing can be assumed as existing except what is either positively given empirically, or demonstrated through indubitable conclusions.
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Positively
/ˈpɒz.ɪ.tɪv.li/
Synonyms for "positively" (168 found)
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Closest matches (34)
absolutelyactuallyaffirmativelyall rightalrightalrightyamenand no mistakeas you sayassertivelyassuredlyat all eventsat any rateayebeyond questionby all meanscategoricallycertainlycertaintyclearly
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Strong matches (50)
definitelydemonstrablydirectlydistinctlydoubtlessdoubtlesslyeasilyemphaticallyentirelyevenexactlyexpresslyfairlyfaithfullyfar and awayfavorablyfineflatfor a certaintyfor a fact
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for certainfor realfor sureforsoothgenuinelygoodgood enoughhearin actualityin all consciencein all respectsin effectin every respectin factin realityin truthindeedindeedyindisputablyindubitablyipsissimis verbisjajust
Related words (84)
just soliterallyliteratimmais ouimanifestlymeanmost assuredlymost certainlynaturallynaturellementnothing else butnoticeablyobservablyobviouslyof courseokokayonceouipatently
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perfectlyplumbpoint blankpoint-blankpreciselypredicativelyquiteratherreallyrightrightorigidlyrigorouslyrogersensiblyseriouslysquaresquarelystraightstrictlysuresure thingsurelythoroughlyto a certaintyto be sureto the lettertrulyunambiguouslyundeniablyunder oathundeviatinglyundoubtedlyunequivocallyunerringlyunmistakablyunquestionablyverballyverbatimverbatim et litteratimverilyveritablyvery wellvisiblywell and goodwhy yeswith emphasiswithout doubtword by wordword for wordyeayeahyepyesyes indeedyes indeedyyes siryes sirree
Noun(2 words)
most definitelytyiyn
Adverb(3 words)
Adverb(1 words)
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8 entriesCollocations
10 entriespositively chargedpositively charged particlepositively correlated datapositively evaluatedpositively identifiedpositively identified specimenpositively influencepositively influenced outcomepositively reinforcepositively reviewed article
Inflections
4 entriesmore positivemore positivelymost positivemost positively
Derivations
2 entriesSample sentences
20 total sentences available.
If you could think positively every day, it would help you to live a lot better.
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You're positively glowing.
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The good team spirit in the work group is valued positively.
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