Synonyms for Were positive:

• v.

  •declare (verb)
  • repeat,
  • swear,
  • advance,
  • bring forward,
  • avow,
  • tell,
  • allege,
  • cite,
  • be positive,
  • blaze,
  • pronounce,
  • inform,
  • enunciate,
  • pass,
  • testify,
  • convey,
  • sound,
  • confess,
  • reaffirm,
  • manifest,
  • aver,
  • assert,
  • insist,
  • claim,
  • acknowledge,
  • confirm,
  • promulgate,
  • maintain,
  • set forth,
  • affirm,
  • demonstrate,
  • reassert,
  • render,
  • disclose,
  • announce,
  • propound,
  • show,
  • reveal,
  • attest,
  • stress,
  • contend,
  • publish,
  • validate,
  • certify,
  • allegate,
  • give out,
  • state,
  • argue,
  • notify,
  • proclaim,
  • advocate,
  • profess,
  • vouch,
  • asservate,
  • put forward.

Antonyms for Were positive:

• v.

  • declare
    repudiate, ignore, oppose, fail, conceal, renounce, forget, retreat, suppress, mumble, retract, refuse, deny, disown, hide, obscure, reject, disavow, take, disclaim, veto, contradict, abandon, withhold, confuse.