NEGATIVE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed
   Hypernyms(s) negative is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • film (what does film mean?)
   • photographic film (what does photographic film mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a reply of denial
   Usage Example(s)
   • he answered in the negative
   Hypernyms(s) negative is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • denial (what does denial mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • affirmative (what does affirmative mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • no (what does no mean?)
   • nay (what does nay mean?)
   • double negative (what does double negative mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • veto (what does veto mean?)
   • blackball (what does blackball mean?)
   • negative (what does negative mean?)

NEGATIVE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • vote against
   • refuse to endorse
   • refuse to assent
   Synonym(s)
   • blackball (what does blackball mean?)
   • veto (what does veto mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The President vetoed the bill
   Hypernyms(s) negative is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • oppose (what does oppose mean?)
   • controvert (what does controvert mean?)
   • contradict (what does contradict mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • kill (what does kill mean?)
   • shoot down (what does shoot down mean?)
   • defeat (what does defeat mean?)
   • vote down (what does vote down mean?)
   • vote out (what does vote out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • negative (what does negative mean?)
   • veto (what does veto mean?)
   • veto (what does veto mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • vote (what does vote mean?)

NEGATIVE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • involving disadvantage or harm
   Synonym(s)
   • minus (what does minus mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • minus (or negative) factors
   Similar To
   • disadvantageous (what does disadvantageous mean?)
   • harmful (what does harmful mean?)
2. Meaning
   • expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
   Antonym(s)
   • affirmative (what does affirmative mean?)
   • affirmatory (what does affirmatory mean?)
   Similar To
   • dissentient (what does dissentient mean?)
   • dissenting(a) (what does dissenting(a) mean?)
   • dissident (what does dissident mean?)
   • dismissive (what does dismissive mean?)
   See Also
   • disinclined (what does disinclined mean?)
   • unfavorable (what does unfavorable mean?)
   • unfavourable (what does unfavourable mean?)
3. Meaning
   • reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
   Similar To
   • backward (what does backward mean?)
4. Meaning
   • designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
   Synonym(s)
   • damaging (what does damaging mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • negative criticism
   Similar To
   • destructive (what does destructive mean?)
5. Meaning
   • having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant
   Usage Example(s)
   • ran a negative campaign
   • delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life
   Similar To
   • bad (what does bad mean?)
6. Meaning
   • characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance
   • having no positive features
   Usage Example(s)
   • a negative outlook on life
   • a colorless negative personality
   • a negative evaluation
   • a negative reaction to an advertising campaign
   Antonym(s)
   • neutral (what does neutral mean?)
   • positive (what does positive mean?)
   Similar To
   • antagonistic (what does antagonistic mean?)
   • counter (what does counter mean?)
   • perverse (what does perverse mean?)
   See Also
   • destructive (what does destructive mean?)
   • pessimistic (what does pessimistic mean?)
   • unsupportive (what does unsupportive mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • quality (what does quality mean?)
7. Meaning
   • less than zero
   Usage Example(s)
   • a negative number
   Similar To
   • minus (what does minus mean?)
8. Meaning
   • not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
   Synonym(s)
   • disconfirming (what does disconfirming mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the HIV test was negative
   Antonym(s)
   • positive (what does positive mean?)
   • confirming (what does confirming mean?)
9. Meaning
   • having a negative electric charge
   Synonym(s)
   • electronegative (what does electronegative mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • electrons are negative
   Antonym(s)
   • neutral (what does neutral mean?)
   • electroneutral (what does electroneutral mean?)
   • positive (what does positive mean?)
   • electropositive (what does electropositive mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • polarity (what does polarity mean?)
   • sign (what does sign mean?)