NEGATED Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

negated

verb

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past tense of negate

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 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 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

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The governors, Alfonso Durazo of Sonora and Américo Villarreal Anaya of Tamaulipas, denied any wrongdoing and called accusations against them an attempt to undermine Mexican sovereignty.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Mullin denied the accusations, saying said his agency was not racist.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 June 2026