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more negative

ADJECTIVE

bad, contradictory

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adverse gloomy pessimistic unfavorable weak

STRONG

abrogating annulling anti con contrary contravening denying disallowing disavowing dissenting gainsaying impugning invalidating jaundiced naysaying neutralizing nullifying opposing recusant refusing rejecting removed resisting

WEAK

against antagonistic balky colorless counteractive cynical detrimental dissentient nugatory privative repugnant resistive unaffirmative unenthusiastic uninterested unwilling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confident favorable

WEAK

good positive

Example Sentences

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"This story is about hope, it's about love, it's about redemption and whether good wins over the more negative elements that are prevalent in society."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Blank said that both of these moments, which have gained outsized national media attention, paint the picture of a more negative primary campaign than the one that has actually played out.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

It might make an employee’s behavior sound overly positive, or more negative than intended, for example.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

“We acknowledge that our earlier, more negative HDD industry thesis has proven incorrect—particularly with respect to STX,” wrote analysts led by Mehdi Hosseini.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

The more markedly positive an oxide is, the more basic it is; the more negative it is, the more is it characterized by acid properties.

From Heroes of Science Chemists by Muir, M. M. Pattison (Matthew Moncrieff Pattison)