Main entry: positive, confirming
Definition: indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
Usage: a positive pregnancy test
Antonyms: disconfirming, negative
Definition: not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
Main entry: collateral, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying, substantiating, substantiative, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborative, corroboratory
Definition: serving to support or corroborate
Usage: collateral evidence
Antonyms: unsupportive
Definition: not furnishing support or assistance