1
as in denied
to declare not to be true
this evidence negates his claim that he was not at the scene of the crime
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2
as in abolished
to put an end to by formal action
Prohibition was established by the 18th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, only to be negated by the 21st amendment 13 years later
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as in disbelieved
to think not to be true or real
you simply can't negate your feelings for someone, even if they don't feel the same way about you
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Recent Examples of negated
Mercedes looks to have negated Ferrari’s starting advantage; in Canada, Monaco, and now Spain, its cars were plenty quick when the lights went out.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
Horkheimer, amid the wreckage of world war, lost faith in progress; his dialectic negated one construct after another.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Balogun appeared to double the lead coming out of the hydration break midway through the opening half, but the goal was negated by an offside call.
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Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Twenty minutes after McKennie’s goal, the US appeared to score again, but it was negated when Balogun was called offside.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Can its political objectives be worth celebrating even as they’re negated by basic storytelling failures?
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Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
23 May 2026
Arsenic also negated the need to tan skins of mammals and other animals.
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Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
18 May 2026
Lukáš Dostál negated 24 Edmonton bids.
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Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
This time, the forward’s shot found the net, but an offside call negated the would-be decisive shot.
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Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
Horkheimer, amid the wreckage of world war, lost faith in progress; his dialectic negated one construct after another.
—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Balogun appeared to double the lead coming out of the hydration break midway through the opening half, but the goal was negated by an offside call.
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Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Twenty minutes after McKennie’s goal, the US appeared to score again, but it was negated when Balogun was called offside.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Can its political objectives be worth celebrating even as they’re negated by basic storytelling failures?
—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
23 May 2026
Arsenic also negated the need to tan skins of mammals and other animals.
—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
18 May 2026
Lukáš Dostál negated 24 Edmonton bids.
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Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
This time, the forward’s shot found the net, but an offside call negated the would-be decisive shot.
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Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negated
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Then multiple states filed lawsuits alleging the agency failed to conduct proper environmental reviews, which DHS denied.
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The band had been denied the opportunity to perform during Haiti’s pre-World Cup friendly against Peru, despite the presence of a Peruvian band.
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In 1865, more than eight decades after Elizabeth Freeman defeated slavery in Massachusetts, the practice was finally abolished throughout the United States, though only after a civil war that cleaved the young nation and cost more than 600,000 lives.
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Every fifty years, all debt was abolished.
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Epstein’s young victims were also threatened and followed; they were grilled by his lawyers and disbelieved by prosecutors, who at times treated them like prostitutes, instead of victims.
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And a woman can behave perfectly and still be disbelieved.
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Though then-Bucks coach Doc Rivers refuted that report, Antetokounmpo acknowledged that the offseason was a time when temptation could be very real for him.
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After her daughter's murder, Franchetti began a grassroots movement to rewrite family court law, but the legislation was held up by legal language that might have greenlighted hearsay allegations or the potential for false claims that couldn't be refuted.
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Carrera can now only afford to take only one or two classes a semester after his in-state tuition was repealed.
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The extension is expected to generate approximately $925,000 annually and will continue unless repealed by voters.
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Indigenous groups protested the last time Mount Rushmore hosted a fireworks display, and former President Joe Biden's administration rejected subsequent attempts to have fireworks at the national monument.
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Judge Sullivan rejected the DOJ's arguments against releasing the materials and concluded that the Public Integrity Project, a public interest law firm, demonstrated that independent journalist Katie Phang was harmed by the materials being withheld.
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The Mason Motocross races on Sunday were canceled after the crash, WOWK reported.
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He was eventually brought by an airport assistant to the gate for the flight to Sarasota, but that service was delayed and eventually canceled due to weather.
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There are some who believe that the crisis could have been nullified had the BBC acted more quickly.
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The 32-year-old striker's first goal came on his second chance on a penalty kick after Livakovic's save on the first try was nullified by a video review that showed both his feet off the goal line as Kane was striking the ball.
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“Negated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negated. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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