Synonyms for false positive
false pos·i·tive

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1. false positivenoun

   A result of a test that shows as present something that is absent.

   Synonyms:
   false alarm

   Antonyms:
   false negative

2. false positivenoun

   Antonyms:
   false negative, type II error

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1. Brett Parkinson:

   We don’t want these patients to get a false positive to have this sort of alarm.

2. Nancy Cappello:

   Of course you might be anxious. But I’d trade a false positive for a false negative any day.

3. Mary Jane Minkin:

   But certain fertility treatments contain hCG, which can lead to a false positive, it can be really tough, especially when you really want to get pregnant, to find out that you’re actually not.

4. Kim Jeong-ki:

   RT-PCR tests boast an accuracy of 95%. This means that there still can be 2-5% of those cases that are detected false negative or false positive cases.

5. Nate McMillan:

   We think it was a false positive.