Synonyms of negates

negates

verb

present tense third-person singular of negate

1

as in denies

to declare not to be true

this evidence negates his claim that he was not at the scene of the crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denies
• refutes
• rejects
• contradicts
• disallows
• disclaims
• disavows
• repudiates
• disowns
• disconfirms
• disproves
• gainsays
• traverses
• disaffirms
• negatives
• rebuts
• challenges
• confutes
• disagrees (with)
• disputes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confirms
• allows
• acknowledges
• owns
• admits
• concedes
• accepts
• embraces
• adopts
• asserts
• maintains
• claims
• affirms
• declares
• announces
• submits
• avows
• professes
• espouses
• avers
• validates
• corroborates
• verifies
• substantiates
• authenticates

2

as in abolishes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolishes
• repeals
• cancels
• avoids
• nullifies
• invalidates
• overturns
• abrogates
• voids
• dismisses
• vacates
• quashes
• rescinds
• dissolves
• annuls
• revokes
• suspends
• withdraws
• reverses
• strikes down
• sets aside
• eliminates
• nulls
• rolls back
• rejects
• abates
• removes
• does away with
• retracts
• overrules
• forbids
• overrides
• prohibits
• erases
• vetoes
• disannuls
• recalls
• countermands
• eradicates
• aborts
• disallows
• bans
• enjoins
• annihilates
• calls
• calls off
• outlaws
• drops
• liquidates
• breaks down
• writes off
• throws out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• establishes
• enacts
• lays down
• validates
• institutes
• founds
• passes
• allows
• permits
• authorizes
• approves
• legislates
• endorses
• legitimizes
• clears
• legitimates
• formalizes
• warrants
• prescribes
• orders
• ratifies
• legalizes
• mandates
• commands
• sanctions
• decrees

3

as in discredits

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denies
• discredits
• disbelieves
• refutes
• rejects
• doubts
• disproves
• distrusts
• repudiates
• mistrusts
• debunks
• derides
• suspects
• scoffs (at)
• pooh-poohs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• believes
• accepts
• credits
• swallows
• trusts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of negates

In its bleakest moments, the novel suggests that the ordeal of being gay in a venomously bigoted society negates its bounty. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Keys negates the need to have a desktop keyboard alongside a separate MIDI controller on your desk. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026

How Tony would regard the film is a riddle that answers and negates itself, like his tattoo of a snake eating its own tail. — Laurie Woolever, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026

The divine truth of man’s relation to God, Spirit, as His reflection negates any sense of life as mortal or as including physical concepts of identity that inevitably result in limitations and barriers. — Leslie Revilock, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026

This negates the simplistic argument that current projections of a glut next year cannot be trusted because last year’s proved incorrect, at least in terms of the price impact. — Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Before the contract, Pitts was set to play this season on the $15 million franchise tag, but his extension negates it. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 23 June 2026

In fact, any skater playing the puck with their stick negates a previous kick. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 26 May 2026

That could be Talladega, where pack racing in a draft negates aerodynamic advantages. — ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026