positive result
Test confirms presence
A positive result confirms the presence of what was being tested for.
In medical contexts, a positive result means a condition or substance was detected: She tested positive for strep throat.
The term can be counterintuitive—a positive pregnancy test or positive cancer screening delivers news that may be unwelcome.
More broadly, positive result can mean a favorable outcome: The negotiations produced positive results.
- successFavorable outcome attained
- big winDecisive, important victory
- winAchieve victory
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- breakthroughSudden important advance
mission accomplished · achievement · favorable · outcome · good news · pass · test · diagnosis · clean bill of health · pregnancy · confirmation · approval · green light · thumbs up · jackpot · payoff · paid off · bingo
- drug testingdrug testing, drug test, drug screen, drug screens, drug screening
- medical resultsnegative, normal, abnormal, inconclusive, confirmed
- diagnostic testsantigen test, blood test, PCR test, swab test, rapid test
- prenatal testsamniocentesis, ultrasound, nuchal translucency, genetic screening, blood test
- allergy testsskin prick test, prick test, scratch test, patch test, skin test
- colonoscopycolonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, endoscope, colon polyps, sedation
positive resultnegative result
Outcome showing absence
negative test · negative · non-reactive · undetected · all-clear
positive resultnegative result
Outcome showing absence
negative number · deficit · loss · shortfall · net loss
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