negative

[neg-uh-tiv] / ˈnɛg ə tɪv /

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

favorable

WEAK

good positive

NOUN

contradiction

Synonyms

STRONG

denial disavowal nay refusal refutation

Antonyms

STRONG

approval

WEAK

positive

Example Sentences

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"In addition, I do not have any of the genetic markers; I tested negative for those."

From BBC

Everything about this decision, everything about this news, is mind-blowing, but not in a positive way - in a very negative way.

From BBC

Births minus deaths was a negative 781 in the fourth quarter, meaning that there were more deaths than births in Canada in the latest quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal

The secondary consequences of a private credit crisis—via negative impacts on other credit markets and strains on the links between banks, insurers and pension funds—are an area of bigger concern, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal

You might wonder why this negative effect isn’t counterbalanced by the more upbeat mood of investors whose favorite team has won.

From MarketWatch

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