Antonyms for negate
nɪˈgeɪt, ˈnɛg eɪtnegate

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1. contradict, belie, negateverb

   be in contradiction with

   Antonyms:
   affirm, sustain, substantiate, confirm, corroborate, support

   Synonyms:
   neutralise, misrepresent, oppose, nullify, neutralize, contravene, belie, controvert, contradict

2. contradict, negate, contraveneverb

   deny the truth of

   Antonyms:
   support, sustain, affirm, corroborate, confirm, substantiate

   Synonyms:
   neutralise, infringe, oppose, nullify, conflict, neutralize, run afoul, contravene, belie, controvert, contradict

3. negate, contradictverb

   prove negative; show to be false

   Antonyms:
   substantiate, confirm, sustain, support, corroborate, affirm

   Synonyms:
   neutralise, nullify, oppose, neutralize, contravene, belie, controvert, contradict

4. neutralize, neutralise, nullify, negateverb

   make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

   "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"

   Antonyms:
   corroborate, affirm, sustain, confirm, substantiate, support

   Synonyms:
   waste, countervail, avoid, counterbalance, contravene, knock off, belie, annul, counteract, invalidate, neutralise, neutralize, nullify, quash, contradict, liquidate, do in, void

How to use negate in a sentence?

1. Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito:

   It is true there were moves to negate Masako's career and her personality, which was influenced by that career.

2. Judge Michalis Papathanasiou:

   All mitigating factors were taken into account but it does not negate the seriousness of the offence.

3. Jacob Frey:

   Our city is experiencing a lot of raw emotion right now, i know that is especially true for our Somali community, who has lost a young man. Gun violence has gripped our city and today is no exception, but the circumstances and the details of what transpired last night, does not negate the tragedy of yesterdays death.

4. Paul E. Pfuetze:

   Now the alternative to despair is courage. And human life can be viewed as a continuous struggle between these two options. Courage is the capacity to affirm one's life in spite of the elements which threaten it. The fact that courage usually predominates over despair in itself tells us something important about life. It tells you that the forces that affirm life are stronger than those that negate it.

5. Elie Wiesel, O Magazine, November 2000:

   I have no doubt that faith is only pure when it does not negate the faith of another. I have no doubt that evil can be fought and that indifference is no option. I have no doubt that fanaticism is dangerous. And of all the books in the world on life, I have no doubt that the life of one person weighs more than them all.

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