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. Andrea Syrtash:

   Lack of acknowledgement for your partner's contributions or a lack of attention on him or her will leave partners feeling disconnected, research shows that you need five positive interactions to negate just one negative interaction. In other words, we have to keep depositing the good stuff in a relationship, and that means a lot of acknowledgment and positive attention!

2. Frank Rose:

   The key Russian concern ... is that in the future, absent legally binding constraints, we will develop systems that could potentially negate their strategic deterrent.

3. 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.

4. Kevin Leman:

   For the chosen one, being special will negate other birth-order things, like middle-child syndrome.

5. Sukhdev Singh:

   The violence by some elements is unacceptable, it’ll negate goodwill generated by peacefully protesting farmers.

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