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- pronunciation:
- ne
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tihv
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
expressing or consisting of a negation or denial.
She received only negative responses to her question. (Cf. positive.).- antonyms:
- affirmative, positive
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| definition 2: |
critical; cynical; pessimistic.
If she had any negative feelings toward her daughter-in-law, she hid them well.The film received negative reviews from the critics, but it was hugely successful with audiences.He tried to be optimistic, but he had a generally negative view of his future life.
- synonyms:
- bad, critical, cynical, pessimistic
- antonyms:
- approving, favorable, good, optimistic, positive
- similar words:
- angry, doleful, faultfinding, gloomy, hostile, ill
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| definition 3: |
indicating a number or quantity less than zero. (Cf. positive.)
a negative number such as -5- antonyms:
- positive
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| definition 4: |
characterized by opposition; resistant.
a negative reaction to his suggestion. (Cf. positive.)- synonyms:
- adverse, conflicting, contrary, oppositional, resistant
- antonyms:
- approving, favorable, positive
- similar words:
- antagonistic, antipathetic, bad, contentious, disapproving, hostile, inimical, reluctant, unfavorable
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| definition 5: |
in physics, indicating something that has fewer protons than electrons. (Cf. positive.)
- antonyms:
- positive
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| definition 6: |
disadvantageous, unfavorable, or undesirable; bad.
His father's abandonment of him had a negative impact on his personality.- antonyms:
- positive
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| related words: |
contradictory, ill, malcontent |
adverb + (adj.)negative
consistently, overwhelmingly, potentially, significantly, statistically
(adj.)negative
+ noun
adolescent,
advertising,
affect,
appraisal,
aspect,
athlete,
attitude,
attribute,
behavior,
bias,
campaign,
campaigning,
characteristic,
coefficient,
comment,
commercial,
connotation,
consequence,
coping,
correlation,
effect,
emotion,
emotionality,
evaluation,
experience,
factor,
feedback,
feeling,
finding,
impact,
implication,
impression,
indicator,
influence,
interaction,
liberty,
margin,
mood,
norm,
outcome,
peer,
perception,
portrayal,
proposition,
publicity,
rating,
reaction,
reinforcement,
relationship,
remark,
response,
score,
stereotype,
stimulus,
stress,
thought,
trait
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a statement, action, or gesture indicating opposition or denial.
- synonyms:
- nay, negation, no, turndown
- antonyms:
- positive
- similar words:
- blackball, denial, repudiation
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| definition 2: |
a statement or expression that is the opposite of affirmative.
- synonyms:
- antipode, antithesis, converse, opposite
- antonyms:
- affirmative, positive
- similar words:
- contrary, inverse, reverse
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| definition 3: |
a photographic image on which light areas of the positive appear dark and dark areas appear light. (Cf. positive.)
- antonyms:
- positive
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| definition 4: |
a quality or characteristic that is negative.
- antonyms:
- positive
- similar words:
- blemish, blot, defect, deficiency, drawback, failing, fault, flaw, imperfection, shortcoming, weakness
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| definition 5: |
a number or quantity less than zero. (Cf. positive.)
- antonyms:
- positive
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| related words: |
defect |
adjective + (n.)negative
black-and-white, digital, double, false, only, original, photographic, positive, potential
verb + (n.)negative
combine, focus, outweigh, print, produce, scan
(n.)negative
+ verb
affect, store
noun + (n.)negative
camera, collection, color, copy, film, glass, image, minus, paper, photo, photograph, plate, positive, print, slide
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
negatives, negativing, negatived |
| definition 1: |
to deny approval to; negate; veto.
- synonyms:
- deny, disallow, negate, reject, veto
- antonyms:
- affirm
- similar words:
- abrogate, decline, forbid, invalidate, nullify, prohibit, refuse, repeal, void
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| definition 2: |
to prove false; disprove.
- synonyms:
- confute, disprove, invalidate, negate, rebut, refute
- antonyms:
- affirm
- similar words:
- belie, contradict, contravene, discredit, dispute, gainsay
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| definition 3: |
to counteract.
- synonyms:
- counteract, countervail, neutralize
- similar words:
- cancel, compensate, counterbalance, invalidate, offset, overcome, reverse, undo
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| derivations: |
negatively (adv.), negativeness (n.), negativity (n.) |
The word negative
contains the following part:
neg
Latin
root
that means no
  Example words:
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