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as in hostile
marked by opposition or ill will
classes that hopefully will change the negative attitude that some students have toward the recent immigrants
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as in unfavorable
opposed to one's interests
the almost universally negative reaction to the book
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as in veto
a vote or decision against something
in the absence of an unambiguous negative from the commander, we decided to continue on the mission
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as in opposite
something that is as different as possible from something else
the desire to control another person is actually the negative of real love
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as in disadvantage
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
the main negative of this job is that I have to get up at 4:30 a.m.
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as in to dismiss
to reject by or as if by a vote
although the rebuttal was very eloquent, the jury negatived it in favor of the prosecution's argument we promptly negatived the idea of having pizza again for dinner, noting that we had already had it for three nights that week
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as in to deny
to declare not to be true
the governor's press secretary promptly negatived the rumor that he was not intending to run for reelection
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as in to reject
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
even though I had originally negatived the invitation, Mom thought I should go anyway
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as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
no amount of flattery is likely to negative that overheard insult
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as in to refuse
to be unwilling to grant
ultimately, we negatived the request for a personal loan
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a negative impact
negative consequences
terrible consequences
awful consequences
nasty consequences
unfavorable consequences
disadvantageous consequences
negative reaction
negative thoughts
negative feelings
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Recent Examples of negative
Jaclyn S. Wong, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2025
Changes here have a negative impact on the user experience, which is why manufacturers are hesitant.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2025
Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2025
Diane Fuentes, city clerk for San Diego, agrees the positives outweigh the negatives.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Allison Pohle, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022
But with sales growth expected to go from triple digits in 2021 to negative this year, shares have tanked to a record low recently.
—Yueqi Yang, Time, 20 Apr. 2022
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Adjective
Resistance to the Trump administration's cuts to the federal government, spearheaded by Musk through his work at the Department of Government Efficiency, are at the root of his negative ratings in the ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll released Monday.
—Jaclyn S. Wong, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2025
Changes here have a negative impact on the user experience, which is why manufacturers are hesitant.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
The fact that over 18,200 shoppers have given these pants a perfect rating proves that the positives outweigh the negatives here.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2025
Diane Fuentes, city clerk for San Diego, agrees the positives outweigh the negatives.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
And passengers boarding international flights to the U.S. no longer need to test negative a day before departure or prove recovery from Covid in the past 90 days.
—Allison Pohle, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022
But with sales growth expected to go from triple digits in 2021 to negative this year, shares have tanked to a record low recently.
—Yueqi Yang, Time, 20 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negative
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John Shine described to me a research trip to the hostile mountain environs of Tasmania, where snakes stay under cover except for the 20 or 30 warm days each year.—
Stephen S. Hall,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Union members shared other experiences and stories, including those of an increasingly hostile work environment for some.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2025
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If this leads to an acquittal, and to unfavorable comparisons to O. J. Simpson’s lawyers, Steel is unlikely to care.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Further, parental reaction to the plan has also been unfavorable.—
Savanah Jackson,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That veto override vote has been rescheduled several times.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2025
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State lawmakers previously gave Hawthorne extraordinary veto power over any track in the area, but have been considering withdrawing that power.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Apr. 2025
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Or the opposite, how a finished piece of clothing can be artfully and efficiently explained on paper.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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However, research on online speech shows the opposite to be the case: Regulating online speech protects free speech.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2025
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Everton is looking to break into this group but is at a disadvantage due to a period of financial and sporting uncertainty under its previous ownership, which led to points deductions during the 2022/23 season.—
James Nalton,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Pakistan has long been at a major disadvantage in its wars with India due to its vastly smaller land mass and population.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The charge was dismissed after Baldwin's attorneys alleged prosecutors had withheld evidence.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Baldwin denied pulling the trigger, and the case against him was ultimately dismissed in July after the prosecutors committed a Brady violation.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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In January, Iverson was denied qualified immunity by a federal judge for the shooting.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The federal government had argued that Khalil's habeas challenge should be denied in part because the Newark court cannot hear the case.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Ukraine talks downgraded: Rubio cancels London trip The U.S. plan, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has publicly rejected, also appears to block Ukraine's ambition to join the NATO military alliance.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Hours before the scheduled execution on Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a final appeal by Mendoza's attorneys to stop the execution.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Negative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negative. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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