neg·a·tive ˈneɡədiv/ adjective adjective: negative 1. consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features. (of a statement or decision) expressing or implying denial, disagreement, or refusal. that, I take it, was a negative answer synonyms: opposing, opposed, contrary, anti-, dissenting, saying “no”, in the negative a negative reply antonyms: positive, affirmative (of the results of a test or experiment) indicating that a certain substance or condition is not present or does not exist. a negative test result (of a person) not having a specified condition or showing traces of a specified substance in their body. suffix: -negative so far all the patients have tested negative for TB USinformal denoting a complete lack of something. they were described as having negative vulnerability to water entry GRAMMARLOGIC (of a word, clause, or proposition) expressing denial, negation, or refutation; stating or asserting that something is not the case. 2. (of a person, attitude, or situation) not desirable or optimistic. the new tax was having a very negative effect on car sales synonyms: pessimistic, defeatist, gloomy, cynical, fatalistic, dismissive, antipathetic, critical; More antonyms: positive, optimistic, good, favorable 3. (of a quantity) less than zero; to be subtracted from others or from zero. denoting a direction of decrease or reversal. the industry suffered negative growth in 1992 4. of, containing, producing, or denoting the kind of electric charge carried by electrons. 5. (of a photographic image) showing light and shade or colors reversed from those of the original. 6. ASTROLOGY relating to or denoting any of the earth or water signs, considered passive in nature. noun noun: negative; plural noun: negatives 1. a word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal. she replied in the negative synonyms: “no”, refusal, rejection, veto; More a bad, unwelcome, or unpleasant quality, characteristic, or aspect of a situation or person. noun: the negative confidence will not be instilled by harping solely on the negative GRAMMAR a word, affix, or phrase expressing negation. LOGIC another term for negation. 2. a photographic image made on film or specially prepared glass that shows the light and shade or color values reversed from the original, and from which positive prints can be made. 3. a result of a test or experiment indicating that a certain substance is not present or a certain condition does not exist. the percentage of false negatives generated by a cancer test was of great concern 4. the part of an electric circuit that is at a lower electrical potential than another part designated as having zero electrical potential. 5. a number less than zero. exclamation exclamation: negative 1. no (usually used in a military context). “Any snags, Captain?” “Negative, shes running like clockwork.” verb verb: negative; 3rd person present: negatives; past tense: negatived; past participle: negatived; gerund or present participle: negativing 1. reject; refuse to accept; veto. the bill was negatived by 130 votes to 129 disprove; contradict. the insurers main arguments were negatived by Lawrence 2. render ineffective; neutralize. should criminal law allow consent to negative what would otherwise be a crime? Origin late Middle English: from late Latin negativus, from negare ‘deny’ (see negate).
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