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Synonyms for negative
ˈnɛg ə tɪvneg·a·tive
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Wiktionary
negativenoun
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positivenegativenoun
not positive or neutral
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positivenegativenoun
of electrical charge of an electron and related particles
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positivenegativenoun
To disprove
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positivenegativeadjective
denying a proposition
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positivenegativeadjective
damaging; undesirable; unfavourable
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undesirableAntonyms:
positivenegativeadjective
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positivenegativeadjective
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positivenegativeadjective
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nonnegativenegativeadjective
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affirmative
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
negative
Synonyms:
denying, privative, disclaiming, indirectAntonyms:
assertive, attributive, positive, direct
Princeton's WordNet
negativenoun
a reply of denial
"he answered in the negative"
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affirmative, assentient, advantageous, Gram-positive, positive, plus, constructive, good, optimistic, viewless, neutralised, neutral, confirming, neutralized, affirmatory, unchargednegativeadjective
a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
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affirmative, viewless, positive, constructive, neutral, affirmatory, plus, neutralised, assentient, uncharged, optimistic, good, confirming, advantageous, Gram-positive, neutralizednegativeadjective
characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
"a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign"
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electronegative, disconfirming, minus, negatively charged, damagingAntonyms:
affirmative, neutralised, advantageous, positive, confirming, Gram-positive, constructive, affirmatory, optimistic, neutral, viewless, plus, neutralized, uncharged, assentient, goodnegativeadjective
expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
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electronegative, disconfirming, minus, negatively charged, damagingAntonyms:
affirmative, viewless, uncharged, confirming, neutralized, neutralised, constructive, optimistic, neutral, positive, good, plus, advantageous, Gram-positive, affirmatory, assentientnegativeadjective
having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant
"ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"
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electronegative, disconfirming, minus, negatively charged, damagingAntonyms:
affirmative, constructive, neutral, viewless, plus, positive, advantageous, neutralised, optimistic, Gram-positive, good, uncharged, assentient, neutralized, affirmatory, confirmingnegative, disconfirmingadjective
not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
"the HIV test was negative"
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electronegative, disconfirming, invalidating, minus, negatively charged, damagingAntonyms:
affirmative, advantageous, viewless, good, neutralized, plus, confirming, optimistic, affirmatory, positive, Gram-positive, constructive, neutralised, neutral, assentient, unchargednegativeadjective
reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
"negative interest rates"
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electronegative, disconfirming, minus, negatively charged, damagingAntonyms:
affirmative, viewless, uncharged, Gram-positive, neutralized, plus, affirmatory, neutral, neutralised, optimistic, confirming, positive, advantageous, constructive, good, assentientnegativeadjective
less than zero
"a negative number"
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electronegative, disconfirming, minus, negatively charged, damagingAntonyms:
affirmative, assentient, positive, good, neutralized, constructive, plus, affirmatory, neutral, optimistic, viewless, confirming, advantageous, uncharged, neutralised, Gram-positivedamaging, negativeadjective
designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
"negative criticism"
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prejudicious, damaging, negatively charged, detrimental, minus, electronegative, prejudicial, disconfirmingAntonyms:
affirmative, neutralized, neutralised, affirmatory, confirming, good, positive, constructive, assentient, optimistic, plus, viewless, advantageous, uncharged, Gram-positive, neutralnegative, electronegative, negatively chargedadjective
having a negative charge
"electrons are negative"
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electronegative, disconfirming, minus, negatively charged, damagingAntonyms:
affirmative, positive, plus, affirmatory, good, assentient, Gram-positive, optimistic, neutral, neutralized, constructive, confirming, uncharged, advantageous, viewless, neutralisedminus, negativeverb
involving disadvantage or harm
"minus (or negative) factors"
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electronegative, disconfirming, minus, negatively charged, damagingAntonyms:
affirmative, neutralized, good, optimistic, neutralised, plus, assentient, positive, Gram-positive, uncharged, confirming, neutral, advantageous, constructive, affirmatory, viewlessveto, blackball, negativeverb
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
"The President vetoed the bill"
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blackball, ostracize, forbid, veto, ostracise, prohibit, banish, ban, nix, interdict, proscribe, cast out, disallow, shunAntonyms:
affirmative, constructive, good, affirmatory, neutralized, Gram-positive, uncharged, neutral, optimistic, positive, plus, advantageous, neutralised, confirming, viewless, assentient
Editors Contribution
nuh-uh
"nuh-uh" is an informal expression used to indicate a negative response or disagreement. it is often used in casual conversation, especially among friends or in playful exchanges. it is similar to saying "no" or "no way" to express disbelief, disagreement, or refusal. the term "nuh-uh" is considered a colloquialism and is not typically used in formal or professional contexts.
Submitted by acronimous on July 17, 2023
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
negativenoun
Antonyms:
affirmative
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "negative":
adverse, negatives, detrimental, harmful, refusal, unfavourable, bad, passive, unfavorable, damaging, negatory, -negative, disadvantageous, deleterious, undesirable
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#841 | bad | |
#2605 | negative | |
#5429 | ban | |
#5680 | adverse | |
#7518 | indirect | |
#7996 | minus | |
#8588 | passive | |
#9672 | harmful | |
#12648 | refusal | |
#13003 | prohibit | |
#14517 | damaging | |
#15072 | denying | |
#19868 | veto | |
#20371 | detrimental | |
#21483 | nix | |
#21797 | undesirable | |
#22205 | negatives | |
#23833 | forbid | |
#27323 | unfavorable | |
#31524 | shun | |
#32325 | disallow | |
#41054 | prejudicial | |
#43999 | deleterious | |
#50455 | banish | |
#51861 | unfavourable | |
#85346 | invalidating | |
#96594 | disadvantageous | |
#108408 | interdict | |
#127559 | blackball | |
#139126 | proscribe | |
#201871 | disclaiming | |
#229504 | privative | |
#239284 | electronegative | |
#258195 | ostracize |
How to use negative in a sentence?
Erste Bank analyst Zoltan Arokszallasi:
What is happening with regards to Brexit is growth negative, but it is also inflation negative, so because these countries are much more resilient now with lower external indebtedness and higher central bank reserves, we did see a strong decline in bond yields last week which we think is justified.
The bigger the economic fears, the bigger the impact on the birth rate, so in countries where the welfare state minimises the economic impact - like Germany - there might be less of a negative effect.
A negative number is scary for the market, it was something of a one-two punch between the trade-deficit report and higher interest rates that began overseas.
Unigroup is backed by the China government. They are acquiring Taiwan's key companies, generating negative perceptions among Taiwanese people, china has said it costs less to absorb Taiwan via economical means than military force. That is what they are doing now.
I don’t want to draw negative attention, so I ’m just going to focus on playing the game.
Translations for negative
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- سلبي, صورة سالبةArabic
- estrictament negatiu, negatiuCatalan, Valencian
- negativní, záporný, negativCzech
- negyddolWelsh
- negativDanish
- Negativ, schlecht, NegativfilmGerman
- αρνητικόGreek
- negativaEsperanto
- negativoSpanish
- negatibo, ezkorBasque
- منفیPersian
- kielto, negatiivinen, kielteinen, veto, kieltosana, vahingollinen, luku, suure, negatiivi, veto-oikeus, vastustusFinnish
- strictement négatif, film négatif, négatifFrench
- diúltach, claonchlóIrish
- שלילי, תשליל, נגטיב, שליליתHebrew
- नकारात्मकHindi
- negatívHungarian
- ժխտականArmenian
- negatifIndonesian
- negativa, negativoItalian
- 負, 否定, ネガフィルム, 否定的なJapanese
- 음, 소극적인Korean
- negansLatin
- negatief, minDutch
- negativNorwegian
- negatywPolish
- negativa, negativoPortuguese
- negativRomanian
- отрицание, отрицательный, отрицательная величина, негатив, негативныйRussian
- negativSwedish
- எதிர்மறைTamil
- ఋణాత్మకTelugu
- olumsuz, negatifTurkish
- негативнийUkrainian
- منفیUrdu
- tiêu cựcVietnamese
- 负Chinese
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