Synonyms of the word

positivist

• n. A believer in positivism.
• adj. related to positivism.

empiricism

• n. A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience, especially by means of observation and sometimes by…
• n. (philosophy) A doctrine which holds that the only or, at least, the most reliable source of human knowledge…
• n. (medicine, dated) A practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge…

positive

• adj. Not negative or neutral.
• adj. (law) Formally laid down.
• adj. Stated definitively and without qualification.
• adj. Fully assured in opinion.
• adj. (mathematics) Of number, greater than zero.
• adj. Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.
• adj. Overconfident, dogmatic.
• adj. (chiefly philosophy) Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.
• adj. (physics) Having more protons than electrons.
• adj. (grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative,…
• adj. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations; absolute.
• adj. Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their…
• adj. Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.
• adj. (photography) Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.
• adj. Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.
• adj. Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.
• adj. Optimistic.
• adj. (chemistry) electropositive.
• adj. (chemistry) basic; metallic; not acid; opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.
• adj. (slang) HIV positive.
• adj. (New Age jargon) Good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable; (often precedes 'energy', 'thought',…
• n. A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
• n. A favourable point or characteristic.
• n. Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
• n. (grammar) A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
• n. (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
• n. (photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, as opposed to a negative.
• n. The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
• n. A positive result of a test.

positivistic

• adj. Of or pertaining to positivism.

rationalist

• n. A person who follows the philosophy of rationalism.

sensationalism

• n. The use of sensational subject matter, style or methods, or the sensational subject matter itself; behavior,…
• n. (philosophy) A theory of philosophy that all knowledge is ultimately derived from the senses.