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1. negative
adjective. ['ˈnɛgətɪv'] characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features.
Antonyms
Etymology
- negativus (Latin)
- nego (Latin)
Rhymes with Negative
- abortive
- accommodative
- accumulative
- accusative
- acquisitive
- active
- adaptive
- addictive
- additive
- additive
- adjective
- administrative
- adoptive
- affective
- affirmative
- airmotive
- alliterative
- alliterative
- anticompetitive
- anti-infective
How do you pronounce negative?
Pronounce negative as ˈnɛgətɪv.
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How do you spell negative? Is it negitive ?
A common misspelling of negative is negitive
Sentences with negative
1. Adjective
Using poor form has other negative consequences beside a sore neck.
Quotes about negative
1. We're so terrified of death in Western culture that we have to make up a myth of an afterlife. I think there's something to be said for living your life very mindful of the fact that you're going to die because I think you carry yourself differently. It doesn't have to be this big, negative bummer.
- Steve Earle
2. There is something about giving everything to your profession. In Italian, an obsession is not necessarily negative. It's the art of putting all your energy into one thing; it's the art of transforming even what you eat for lunch into architecture.
- Renzo Piano
3. Negative humor is forgotten immediately. It's the stuff that makes us feel better about our lives that lives long. Much more satisfying. Enter children's books.
- Berkeley Breathed
2. negative
adjective. ['ˈnɛgətɪv'] expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- negativus (Latin)
- nego (Latin)
3. negative
noun. ['ˈnɛgətɪv'] a reply of denial.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- negativus (Latin)
- nego (Latin)
4. negative
adjective. ['ˈnɛgətɪv'] having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant.
Antonyms
Etymology
- negativus (Latin)
- nego (Latin)
5. negative
adjective. ['ˈnɛgətɪv'] less than zero.
Antonyms
Etymology
- negativus (Latin)
- nego (Latin)
6. negative
adjective. ['ˈnɛgətɪv'] having a negative charge.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- negativus (Latin)
- nego (Latin)
7. negative
verb. ['ˈnɛgətɪv'] vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent.
Etymology
- negativus (Latin)
- nego (Latin)
8. negative
adjective. ['ˈnɛgətɪv'] designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- negativus (Latin)
- nego (Latin)
9. negative
adjective. ['ˈnɛgətɪv'] involving disadvantage or harm.
Synonyms
Etymology
- negativus (Latin)
- nego (Latin)
10. negative
adjective. ['ˈnɛgətɪv'] not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition.
Synonyms
Etymology
- negativus (Latin)
- nego (Latin)