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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 |
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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 |
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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.) |
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