negated

Definition of negatednext
past tense of negate
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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 The next day, the NFL released a statement saying the officials missed a pass interference call on Tate that would have negated the touchdown. Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 Lukáš Dostál negated 24 Edmonton bids. 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. Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026 Insurers, meanwhile, are seeing the benefits of consumer driving less and fewer accidents negated by the cost of auto parts, which has risen 4% year over year, according to Insurify. Contessa Brewer,dawn Giel, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026 That led to a Stars power play after just cutting the deficit to 3-2, which was at least negated when Johnston took an interference penalty on Jared Spurgeon. Michael Russo, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 As a result, much of the progress made from a series of Fed rate cuts in recent years was negated in this space in March. Matt Richardson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 Seattle’s Cody Baker, a 22-year-old homegrown in his fourth MLS season, appeared to have scored his first career goal in the 86th minute but it was negated when Albert Rusnák was caught offsides. Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026 Seattle's Cody Baker, a 22-year-old homegrown in his fourth MLS season, appeared to have scored his first career goal in the 86th minute but it was negated when Albert Rusnák was caught offsides. ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negated
Verb
  • The general director of visual arts at Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance—Mahdizadeh Tehrani— denied that the state ever withdrew from the exhibition this year, and said the country still hopes to take part in some capacity.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026
  • For example, don’t spend the entire conversation complaining about a past boss who denied your PTO request, McGoff says.
    Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Slavery was abolished around 160 years ago and civil rights became law about 60 years ago.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
  • In 2018, France abolished its wealth tax, and Spain added one of its own a bit later.
    Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • 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.
    Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
  • And a woman can behave perfectly and still be disbelieved.
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, when the deadline passed on May 1, the administration refuted the need, with Hegseth citing the clock stopping with the ceasefire.
    CBS News, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • Cento refuted the claims made in the complaint and will seek dismissal of the lawsuit in court, a company spokesperson told The Times on Monday.
    Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • The directive repealed federal guidance that schools work to avoid racial disparities in school punishments.
    Stacker, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • As a first step to adopting new House districts, Tennessee lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to legislation that repealed a state law prohibiting mid-decade redistricting.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • The comments came two weeks after the House rejected DeSantis’ push to pass bills to expand vaccine exemptions for children entering public schools and to install consumer-friendly regulations on artificial intelligence products and companies.
    Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2026
  • Bianco launched a voter‑fraud investigation after a local group claimed the county counted roughly 46,000 more ballots than were received, a claim election officials rejected.
    James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • During his temporary leadership, FEMA ceased door-to-door canvassing to reach survivors after disasters, and canceled a multibillion-dollar resilience grant program, since restored by a federal judge.
    Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • Last year's weather canceled the live performances of some top artists, so fingers crossed next year will be beautiful.
    Briauna Brown, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • In a 4-3 ruling, justices nullified a new congressional map that could have given the Democrats four additional seats in the House of Representatives.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
  • Venezuela has argued that a 1966 agreement sealed in Geneva to resolve the dispute effectively nullified the 19th century arbitration.
    Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026

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“Negated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negated. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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