negative
English Thesaurus
1. a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | film, photographic film, |
| definition | : | photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies (noun.artifact) |
2. a reply of denial (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | denial, |
| definition | : | the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | no, |
| definition | : | a negative (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | nay, |
| definition | : | a negative (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | double negative, |
| definition | : | a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative (noun.communication) |
3. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent (verb.social)
| entail | : | vote, |
| definition | : | express a choice or opinion (verb.social) |
4. involving disadvantage or harm (adj.all)
5. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial (adj.all)
| also | : | disinclined, |
| definition | : | unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval (adj.all) |
6. having a negative charge (adj.all)
| similar | : | charged, |
| definition | : | of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge (adj.all) |
7. designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions (adj.all)
| similar | : | destructive, |
| definition | : | causing destruction or much damage (adj.all) |
8. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant (adj.all)
| similar | : | bad, |
| definition | : | having undesirable or negative qualities (adj.all) |
9. characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features (adj.all)
| similar | : | perverse, |
| definition | : | marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict (adj.all) |
| also | : | destructive, |
| definition | : | causing destruction or much damage (adj.all) |
| also | : | pessimistic, |
| definition | : | expecting the worst possible outcome (adj.all) |
| also | : | unsupportive, |
| definition | : | not furnishing support or assistance (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | quality, |
| definition | : | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone (noun.attribute) |
10. less than zero (adj.all)
| similar | : | minus, |
| definition | : | on the negative side or lower end of a scale (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | math, mathematics, maths, |
| definition | : | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement (noun.cognition) |
11. not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition (adj.all)
| similar | : | gram-negative, |
| definition | : | (of bacteria) being of or relating to a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | medical specialty, medicine, |
| definition | : | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (noun.cognition) |
12. a reply of denial (noun.communication)
| antonym | : | affirmative, |
| definition | : | a reply of affirmation (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | blackball, negative, veto, |
| definition | : | vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent (verb.social) |
13. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent (verb.social)
| derivation | : | veto, |
| definition | : | a vote that blocks a decision (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | veto, |
| definition | : | the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | negative, |
| definition | : | a reply of denial (noun.communication) |
14. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial (adj.all)
| derivation | : | negativeness, negativism, negativity, |
| definition | : | characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | contradict, negate, |
| definition | : | prove negative; show to be false (verb.cognition) |
15. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant (adj.all)
| derivation | : | negativeness, negativism, negativity, |
| definition | : | characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands (noun.attribute) |
16. characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features (adj.all)
| antonym | : | positive, |
| definition | : | characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | neutral, |
| definition | : | possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | negativeness, negativism, negativity, |
| definition | : | characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands (noun.attribute) |
17. less than zero (adj.all)
18. reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive (adj.all)
| antonym | : | positive, |
| definition | : | reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion (adj.all) |
19. not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition (adj.all)
| antonym | : | confirming, positive, |
| definition | : | indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen (adj.all) |
20. a reply of denial (noun.communication)
| antonym | : | affirmative, |
| definition | : | a reply of affirmation (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | blackball, negative, veto, |
| definition | : | vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent (verb.social) |
21. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent (verb.social)
| derivation | : | veto, |
| definition | : | a vote that blocks a decision (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | veto, |
| definition | : | the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | negative, |
| definition | : | a reply of denial (noun.communication) |
22. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial (adj.all)
| derivation | : | negativeness, negativism, negativity, |
| definition | : | characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | contradict, negate, |
| definition | : | prove negative; show to be false (verb.cognition) |
23. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant (adj.all)
| derivation | : | negativeness, negativism, negativity, |
| definition | : | characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands (noun.attribute) |
24. characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features (adj.all)
| antonym | : | positive, |
| definition | : | characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | neutral, |
| definition | : | possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | negativeness, negativism, negativity, |
| definition | : | characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands (noun.attribute) |
25. less than zero (adj.all)
26. reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive (adj.all)
| antonym | : | positive, |
| definition | : | reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion (adj.all) |
27. not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition (adj.all)
| antonym | : | confirming, positive, |
| definition | : | indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen (adj.all) |
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