Synonyms for negate
nɪˈgeɪt, ˈnɛg eɪtnegate

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1. contradict, belie, negateverb

   be in contradiction with

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

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

2. contradict, negate, contraveneverb

   deny the truth of

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

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

3. negate, contradictverb

   prove negative; show to be false

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

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

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"

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

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "negate":

   deny, cancel, annul, nullify, invalidate

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How to use negate in a sentence?

1. Nabil Abu Rudeineh:

   The United States is neither qualified nor is authorized to negate international legitimacy resolutions and it has no right to give any legitimacy to Israeli settlement.

2. Sukhdev Singh:

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

3. Robert Redfield:

   By getting that flu vaccine, you may be able to negate the necessity to take up a hospital bed, and then that hospital bed can be more available for those who potentially get hospitalized for Covid.

4. Judge Michalis Papathanasiou:

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

5. 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.