negative
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈnɛɡətɪv/
:
no
- There are probably not many negatives in students forming good relationships with their professors.
- answer in the negative
- respond in the negative
- prove a negative
There's no point saying a negative without some sort of solution.
- There's no point saying a negative without some sort of solution.
Examples
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I have to stop saying negative things out loud.
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There's no point saying a negative without some sort of solution.
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We sent such a negative message across the world.
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You know, did you have any negative press before?
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Are you quick to form negative judgments of them?
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Everybody always talks about the negatives of cigarettes.
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I've had, I've had no negative experiences.
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Why do you focus on the negative instead of the positive things in life?
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She received a negative response to her proposal, which surprised her.
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His negative feedback made her rethink her approach to the project.
Synonyms
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1.4
An act of saying you will not accept or agree to something
20
8.4
A vote against a proposal in a meeting
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8.6
A quick informal no or refusal
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1.0
An answer that refuses a request or idea
A word that shows the opposite of a statement, like not or never
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
10
3.9
Part of a system's output that is sent back to reduce change and keep it stable
- Specialized
2
4.1
A state when an object has more electrons than protons and so attracts positive objects, for example a rubbed balloon
- Specialized
1
4.6
A connection between two things where one goes up as the other goes down
- Specialized
A tiny charged particle that lasts about 2 microseconds and becomes an electron and two neutrinos
- Specialized
An electronic system that returns part of the output to reduce and steady the signal
- Specialized
A way to show someone is not one of the known people so they cannot make multiple accounts
- Specialized
The end of a battery marked with a minus sign that connects to the black wire
- Specialized
Taking away something unpleasant makes a person or animal do something more often
- Specialized
A thing taken away to make an action less likely, for example leaving a room when a child cries
- Specialized
A blood group in which red blood cells do not have the Rh factor
How Negative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Negative comes from the Latin verb negare 'to deny', so a spoken or written negative is simply a 'no' or a refusal.