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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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
And McMillan gave them some help with his clipboard and dry-erase marker, too, drawing up a handful of plays that completely negated the Texas defense and allowed the Aggies open looks at the rim.
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David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 17 Jan. 2026
But Spurs’ overall organisation has negated those concerns admirably.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Venezuela’s government negated the organization’s count, and reported a far higher figure of 400 Tuesday afternoon.
—Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
And weight gain wasn't the only issue, as the rebound also negated the positive impact GLP-1 medications had on heart and metabolic health markers, including cholesterol and blood pressure.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
There was also an offensive pass interference call on Panthers rookie receiver Tetairoa McMillan that negated one of the Panthers’ few explosive plays in the game.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 4 Jan. 2026
Johnston scored his second goal of the game with under 10 minutes left in regulation, and the Stars had a power play with just over five minutes left, but a penalty on Johnston while with the man-advantage negated that opportunity.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026
The penalty negated the turnover and Purdy would score on a 3-yard run two plays later.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Chaston Ditta threw two second-half touchdown passes, and East Carolina overcame an inadvertent whistle that negated a long touchdown in a 23-17 victory over Pittsburgh in the Military Bowl on Saturday.
—CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 17 Jan. 2026
But Spurs’ overall organisation has negated those concerns admirably.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Venezuela’s government negated the organization’s count, and reported a far higher figure of 400 Tuesday afternoon.
—Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
And weight gain wasn't the only issue, as the rebound also negated the positive impact GLP-1 medications had on heart and metabolic health markers, including cholesterol and blood pressure.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2026
There was also an offensive pass interference call on Panthers rookie receiver Tetairoa McMillan that negated one of the Panthers’ few explosive plays in the game.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 4 Jan. 2026
Johnston scored his second goal of the game with under 10 minutes left in regulation, and the Stars had a power play with just over five minutes left, but a penalty on Johnston while with the man-advantage negated that opportunity.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026
The penalty negated the turnover and Purdy would score on a 3-yard run two plays later.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Chaston Ditta threw two second-half touchdown passes, and East Carolina overcame an inadvertent whistle that negated a long touchdown in a 23-17 victory over Pittsburgh in the Military Bowl on Saturday.
—CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negated
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On Monday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles had denied Thompson's request to commute his death sentence to a lesser penalty.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Tehran has denied the allegations.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Michigan community organizer William Lawrence, 35, who is running for Congress against GOP incumbent Tom Barrett, whose seat in the battleground state is rated as one most competitive congressional races this year by political forecasters, has explicitly called for ICE to be abolished.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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His successor, Jacques Chirac, briefly abolished it in 1986, but Mitterrand expeditiously revived it in 1989 upon his return to office.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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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.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
18 Dec. 2025
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And a woman can behave perfectly and still be disbelieved.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Councilmember Ted Bui refuted those concerns and maintained his vocal support of adopting a charter.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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The lawmakers have refuted those claims, arguing that the probe is an act of political intimidation.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2026
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The measure raised modest revenues, which fell as rich people moved out of the country to avoid paying, and the measure was repealed by the government of President Emmanuel Macron in 2017.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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But the current state school aid budget repealed that option.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Earlier, Senate Democrats rejected Republican proposals to address their demands through an executive order or separate legislation, which would not require the existing measure to go back through the House.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Among other measures, the settlement stipulates that Columbia won't consider race in admissions, programming or hiring, will provide a demographic and academics breakdown of all rejected and admitted students, and will review its international admissions process.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2026
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Residential garbage and recycling pickup scheduled for today has been canceled, according to the news release.—
Anne Li,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Thus, the Special Plan Commission Meeting scheduled for February 2, 2026, has been canceled.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Selig also nullified a staff letter from Pham last fall cautioning operators to prepare for possible state action against them.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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However, courts nullified the FTC ruling on a technicality in July 2025–just days before it was set to go into effect.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Negated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negated. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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