1
as in denial
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
issued specific negations of all of the charges against her
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2
as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
a ruling by the Supreme Court that many regarded as a negation of the basic right of privacy
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Recent Examples of negation
The saga ended as last-minute negations between civic leaders and company representatives temporarily spared the shop from shuttering.
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Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
His vehement negation notwithstanding, the little girl stays resolute in her claims.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
Removed the effect that increased damage negation upon re-summoning condemned.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The French psychiatrist Jules Cotard described this delusional disorder in 1880 and initially named it the delusion of negation (this classification has subsequently been generally referred to via his last name).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
His vehement negation notwithstanding, the little girl stays resolute in her claims.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025
Removed the effect that increased damage negation upon re-summoning condemned.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The French psychiatrist Jules Cotard described this delusional disorder in 1880 and initially named it the delusion of negation (this classification has subsequently been generally referred to via his last name).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negation
Noun
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The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected lawsuits challenging several permits granted by the OPSB, but hasn't yet ruled on multiple cases brought by developers seeking to reverse an OPSB denial.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Rivals such as China and Russia continue developing advanced anti-access and area-denial systems that threaten traditional airborne surveillance aircraft.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
Noun
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That's the movement for abolition and suffrage and civil rights.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Only at abolition were the freed given last names.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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For the next two years, Adamson and Watson struggled through label rejections, an aborted stint opening for Alice Cooper with a mediocre backing band, and some uneven sessions with Roxy Music producer Chris Thomas.—
Ethan Beck,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2026
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There is, however, ongoing discussion about whether the introduction of hierarchy might have contributed to the decline of mega-sites due to an overall rejection of that form of organization.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
Noun
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For Max Relouzat, 81, president of the Association for the Memory of Slaveries, the repeal matters, because so little else has.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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Tiki huts have been with us ever since the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, but really took off in the United States after World War II.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
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“Negation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negation. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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