negative
/ˈnɛɡ.ə.tɪv/noun, verb, adjective3 syllables
Negative means: characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features.
Synonyms for negative32
verb, as in vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
adjective, as in characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
adjective, as in expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
adjective, as in involving disadvantage or harm
adjective, as in having a negative charge
adjective, as in not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
adjective, as in designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
adjective, as in having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant
adjective, as in less than zero
Opposites of negative
What does negative mean?12
adjective
characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features“a negative outlook on life”
expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
involving disadvantage or harm“minus (or negative) factors”
having a negative charge“electrons are negative”
not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition“the HIV test was negative”
designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions“negative criticism”
having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant“ran a negative campaign”
less than zero“a negative number”
reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive“negative interest rates”
verb
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent“The President vetoed the bill”
noun
a reply of denial“he answered in the negative”
a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Negative in a sentence
- I took a pregnancy test, but it was negative.Hybrid
- The lower your self-esteem, the more you tend to focus on negative things.patgfisher
- One of the poles is negative, while the other is positive.AlanF_US
- In the negative, right and left, black and white are reversed.sadhen
- Stop being so negative, for crying out loud.CK
- To my surprise, her reply was flatly negative.unknown
- I'll take the attention, even if it's negative.casaniere
- If you didn't want a negative response, then don't ask for my opinion!espamatics
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of negative
as a noun
- plural
- negatives
as a verb
- past tense
- negatived
- present participle
- negativing
- third-person singular
- negatives
- past participle
- negatived