Synonyms for negative
ˈnɛg ə tɪvneg·a·tive

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1. negativenoun

   Antonyms:
   positive

2. negativenoun

   not positive or neutral

   Antonyms:
   positive

3. negativenoun

   of electrical charge of an electron and related particles

   Antonyms:
   positive

4. negativenoun

   To disprove

   Antonyms:
   positive

5. negativeadjective

   denying a proposition

   Antonyms:
   positive

6. negativeadjective

   damaging; undesirable; unfavourable

   Synonyms:
   undesirable

   Antonyms:
   positive

7. negativeadjective

   Antonyms:
   positive

8. negativeadjective

   Antonyms:
   positive

9. negativeadjective

   Antonyms:
   nonnegative

10. negativeadjective

    Antonyms:
    affirmative

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1. negative

   Synonyms:
   denying, privative, disclaiming, indirect

   Antonyms:
   assertive, attributive, positive, direct

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1. negativenoun

   a reply of denial

   "he answered in the negative"

   Antonyms:
   affirmative, assentient, advantageous, Gram-positive, positive, plus, constructive, good, optimistic, viewless, neutralised, neutral, confirming, neutralized, affirmatory, uncharged

2. negativeadjective

   a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed

   Antonyms:
   affirmative, viewless, positive, constructive, neutral, affirmatory, plus, neutralised, assentient, uncharged, optimistic, good, confirming, advantageous, Gram-positive, neutralized

3. negativeadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   electronegative, disconfirming, minus, negatively charged, damaging

   Antonyms:
   affirmative, neutralised, advantageous, positive, confirming, Gram-positive, constructive, affirmatory, optimistic, neutral, viewless, plus, neutralized, uncharged, assentient, good

4. negativeadjective

   expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial

   Synonyms:
   electronegative, disconfirming, minus, negatively charged, damaging

   Antonyms:
   affirmative, viewless, uncharged, confirming, neutralized, neutralised, constructive, optimistic, neutral, positive, good, plus, advantageous, Gram-positive, affirmatory, assentient

5. negativeadjective

   having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant

   "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"

   Synonyms:
   electronegative, disconfirming, minus, negatively charged, damaging

   Antonyms:
   affirmative, constructive, neutral, viewless, plus, positive, advantageous, neutralised, optimistic, Gram-positive, good, uncharged, assentient, neutralized, affirmatory, confirming

6. negative, disconfirmingadjective

   not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition

   "the HIV test was negative"

   Synonyms:
   electronegative, disconfirming, invalidating, minus, negatively charged, damaging

   Antonyms:
   affirmative, advantageous, viewless, good, neutralized, plus, confirming, optimistic, affirmatory, positive, Gram-positive, constructive, neutralised, neutral, assentient, uncharged

7. negativeadjective

   reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive

   "negative interest rates"

   Synonyms:
   electronegative, disconfirming, minus, negatively charged, damaging

   Antonyms:
   affirmative, viewless, uncharged, Gram-positive, neutralized, plus, affirmatory, neutral, neutralised, optimistic, confirming, positive, advantageous, constructive, good, assentient

8. negativeadjective

   less than zero

   "a negative number"

   Synonyms:
   electronegative, disconfirming, minus, negatively charged, damaging

   Antonyms:
   affirmative, assentient, positive, good, neutralized, constructive, plus, affirmatory, neutral, optimistic, viewless, confirming, advantageous, uncharged, neutralised, Gram-positive

9. damaging, negativeadjective

   designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions

   "negative criticism"

   Synonyms:
   prejudicious, damaging, negatively charged, detrimental, minus, electronegative, prejudicial, disconfirming

   Antonyms:
   affirmative, neutralized, neutralised, affirmatory, confirming, good, positive, constructive, assentient, optimistic, plus, viewless, advantageous, uncharged, Gram-positive, neutral

10. negative, electronegative, negatively chargedadjective

    having a negative charge

    "electrons are negative"

    Synonyms:
    electronegative, disconfirming, minus, negatively charged, damaging

    Antonyms:
    affirmative, positive, plus, affirmatory, good, assentient, Gram-positive, optimistic, neutral, neutralized, constructive, confirming, uncharged, advantageous, viewless, neutralised

11. minus, negativeverb

    involving disadvantage or harm

    "minus (or negative) factors"

    Synonyms:
    electronegative, disconfirming, minus, negatively charged, damaging

    Antonyms:
    affirmative, neutralized, good, optimistic, neutralised, plus, assentient, positive, Gram-positive, uncharged, confirming, neutral, advantageous, constructive, affirmatory, viewless

12. veto, blackball, negativeverb

    vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

    "The President vetoed the bill"

    Synonyms:
    blackball, ostracize, forbid, veto, ostracise, prohibit, banish, ban, nix, interdict, proscribe, cast out, disallow, shun

    Antonyms:
    affirmative, constructive, good, affirmatory, neutralized, Gram-positive, uncharged, neutral, optimistic, positive, plus, advantageous, neutralised, confirming, viewless, assentient

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1. 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  

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1. negativenoun

   Synonyms:
   denial, refusal

   Antonyms:
   affirmative

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1. List of paraphrases for "negative":

   adverse, negatives, detrimental, harmful, refusal, unfavourable, bad, passive, unfavorable, damaging, negatory, -negative, disadvantageous, deleterious, undesirable

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1. Dorry Segev:

   Organ transplantation is actually even more important for patients with HIV, since they die on the waiting list even faster than their HIV-negative counterparts, we are very thankful to ... use organs from HIV-positive patients to save lives, instead of throwing them away, as we had to do for so many years.

2. Jennifer Baker:

   Generally, airguns are not defined as firearms under state or federal law because of the numerous negative effects such a definition would create.

3. Akbar Al Baker:

   Please don't believe people saying only negative [ things ].

4. Dan Ivascyn:

   In a world where German and Japanese 10-years are at negative (yields), our rates can certainly go lower in the face of global growth concerns and uncertainty.

5. Jen Psaki:

   On Wednesday, in coordination with senior leadership at the The White House and the medical team, I made the decision not to travel on the foreign trip with the President due to a family emergency, which was members of my household testing positive for COVID-19, since then, I have quarantined and tested negative( via PCR) for COVID on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. However, today, I tested positive for COVID.