What is another word for negate?
Synonyms for negate
nɪˈgeɪt, ˈnɛg eɪtnegate
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Princeton's WordNet
contradict, belie, negateverb
be in contradiction with
Synonyms:
neutralise, misrepresent, oppose, nullify, neutralize, contravene, belie, controvert, contradictAntonyms:
affirm, sustain, substantiate, confirm, corroborate, supportcontradict, negate, contraveneverb
deny the truth of
Synonyms:
neutralise, infringe, oppose, nullify, conflict, neutralize, run afoul, contravene, belie, controvert, contradictAntonyms:
support, sustain, affirm, corroborate, confirm, substantiatenegate, contradictverb
prove negative; show to be false
Synonyms:
neutralise, nullify, oppose, neutralize, contravene, belie, controvert, contradictAntonyms:
substantiate, confirm, sustain, support, corroborate, affirmneutralize, neutralise, nullify, negateverb
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
"Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"
Synonyms:
waste, countervail, avoid, counterbalance, contravene, knock off, belie, annul, counteract, invalidate, neutralise, neutralize, nullify, quash, contradict, liquidate, do in, voidAntonyms:
corroborate, affirm, sustain, confirm, substantiate, support
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List of paraphrases for "negate":
deny, cancel, annul, nullify, invalidate
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1980 | waste | |
#2215 | avoid | |
#2448 | void | |
#3106 | conflict | |
#3439 | cancel | |
#7851 | deny | |
#12242 | oppose | |
#27548 | infringe | |
#27874 | contradict | |
#34032 | invalidate | |
#36830 | counteract | |
#39432 | negate | |
#39656 | neutralize | |
#56710 | liquidate | |
#57345 | misrepresent | |
#65153 | contravene | |
#65899 | nullify | |
#66240 | quash | |
#67974 | counterbalance | |
#80071 | annul | |
#97537 | belie | |
#123666 | neutralise | |
#269524 | controvert | |
#310124 | countervail |
How to use negate in a sentence?
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.
Do not humiliate, disrespect or embarrass; always speak with a soft tongue when holding your ground. To be loud, rude and obnoxious will negate the argument and advantage. And truth is always mandatory.
Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito:
It is true there were moves to negate Masako's career and her personality, which was influenced by that career.
I believe we're moving forward ... Forgiveness is the message of the hour, to say forgiveness is not to negate what has taken place. We don't want to gloss over what has happened.
And weve done a really good job in the last couple of games of trying to negate his impact. And thats been a big part of our success in the last two.
Translations for negate
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- ينفيArabic
- meniadakanIndonesian
- 否定Chinese
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