negative

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɛgətɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈnɛgətɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(negə tiv)

Inflections of 'negative' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
negatives
v 3rd person singular
negativing
v pres p
negatived
v past
negatived
v past p

negative
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Sense: Adjective: adverse
Synonyms:
adverse Collocations, bad Collocations, hostile Collocations, unfriendly Collocations, unfavorable, unfavourable (UK), disadvantageous, unsympathetic
Sense: Adjective: pessimistic
Synonyms:
pessimistic, unenthusiastic, less than enthusiastic, uninterested, hard to please, glass-half-empty (informal)
Antonyms:
positive Collocations, friendly Collocations, cheerful Collocations, happy Collocations
Sense: Adjective: involving a negation
Synonyms:
contrary Collocations, contradictory, rejecting, disavowing, dissenting, conflicting, denying, contravening, disallowing, nullifying, in the negative
Antonyms:
accepting, assenting, approving
Sense: Noun: refusal
Synonyms:
refusal Collocations, no Collocations, thumbs-down, denial Collocations, veto, nay, negation
Antonyms:
acceptance Collocations, approval Collocations, admission Collocations, acknowledgment, assent, permission Collocations
Sense: Noun: negative image
Synonyms:
film Collocations, slide Collocations, developed film, photographic slide, diapositive
Antonyms:
positive Collocations, slide Collocations
Sense: Noun: downside
Synonyms:
downside Collocations, drawback Collocations, minus Collocations, disadvantage Collocations
Sense: Interjection: no
Synonyms:
no Collocations, no way (informal), not in a million years (informal), not at all, not likely (informal), not on your life (informal), not on your nelly (UK, slang), absolutely not, no chance (informal), fat chance (slang), never Collocations


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