negative
nouns
a reply of denial
"he answered in the negative"
antonym
is a type of (narrower)
the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
"it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"
a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
is a type of (narrower)
photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
verbs
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
"The President vetoed the bill"
adjectives
characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
"a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign"
is similar to
marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict
"took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans"
see also
causing destruction or much damage
"a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"
is an attribute of
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
"the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
see also
not encouraging or approving or pleasing
"unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression"
see also
unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
"disinclined to say anything to anybody"
having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant
"ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"
is derived from
is similar to
having undesirable or negative qualities
"a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
"the HIV test was negative"
antonym
reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
"negative interest rates"
antonym
less than zero
"a negative number"
is derived from
is similar to
on the negative side or lower end of a scale
"minus 5 degrees"; "a grade of B minus"
domain category
a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
"negative criticism"
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