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as in hostile
marked by opposition or ill will
classes that hopefully will change the negative attitude that some students have toward the recent immigrants
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as in unfavorable
opposed to one's interests
the almost universally negative reaction to the book
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as in veto
a vote or decision against something
in the absence of an unambiguous negative from the commander, we decided to continue on the mission
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as in opposite
something that is as different as possible from something else
the desire to control another person is actually the negative of real love
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as in disadvantage
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
the main negative of this job is that I have to get up at 4:30 a.m.
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as in to dismiss
to reject by or as if by a vote
although the rebuttal was very eloquent, the jury negatived it in favor of the prosecution's argument we promptly negatived the idea of having pizza again for dinner, noting that we had already had it for three nights that week
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as in to deny
to declare not to be true
the governor's press secretary promptly negatived the rumor that he was not intending to run for reelection
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as in to reject
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
even though I had originally negatived the invitation, Mom thought I should go anyway
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as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
no amount of flattery is likely to negative that overheard insult
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as in to refuse
to be unwilling to grant
ultimately, we negatived the request for a personal loan
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a negative impact
negative consequences
terrible consequences
awful consequences
nasty consequences
unfavorable consequences
disadvantageous consequences
negative reaction
negative thoughts
negative feelings
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Recent Examples of negative
Christopher J. Ferguson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
However, the brand said exploring new fabrics and fibers with suppliers to decrease negative impact on climate and nature is also part of its design process.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 May 2025
Melkon Hovhannisyan, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The negative doesn’t need help gaining attention, but the positive might.
—Monica Y. Bartlett, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
Allison Pohle, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022
But with sales growth expected to go from triple digits in 2021 to negative this year, shares have tanked to a record low recently.
—Yueqi Yang, Time, 20 Apr. 2022
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Adjective
Thus, taken together, these statistics suggest outcomes that are mainly static or negative, including real harm in the form of suspensions.
—Christopher J. Ferguson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
However, the brand said exploring new fabrics and fibers with suppliers to decrease negative impact on climate and nature is also part of its design process.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 May 2025
Noun
To minimize false positives and negatives: • High-quality and regularly updated data should be used to train models.
—Melkon Hovhannisyan, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The negative doesn’t need help gaining attention, but the positive might.
—Monica Y. Bartlett, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
And passengers boarding international flights to the U.S. no longer need to test negative a day before departure or prove recovery from Covid in the past 90 days.
—Allison Pohle, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022
But with sales growth expected to go from triple digits in 2021 to negative this year, shares have tanked to a record low recently.
—Yueqi Yang, Time, 20 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negative
Adjective
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And this is a very hard-line government that has taken a kind of hostile view of everybody in the region.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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And Marguerite did actually manage to live there for years, scraping together a life on the hostile tundra.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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The development previously received an unfavorable opinion from the Gary Rezoning department and plan commission.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Deaton said the poll also found that 60% of those surveyed had an unfavorable opinion of Trump.—
Chris Van Buskirk,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Opponents of his bill characterized the legislation as being unfair to victims and encouraged its veto by Gov. Moore.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
11 May 2025
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Council members who voted against overriding the veto were President Lori Latham, D-1st; Dwayne Halliburton, D-2nd; and Myles Tolliver, D-at large.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
Noun
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The two are arguably the two biggest stars in golf and are polar opposites in many ways.—
Troy Finnegan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Betting the farm is the opposite of smart portfolio management.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Adding toppings or ingredients to oatmeal can have advantages or disadvantages, of course, but the oats at the base of oatmeal offer plenty of benefits.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Without immediate legal representation, victims can be at a severe disadvantage.—
Ascend Agency,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2025
Verb
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When Trump left the presidency in 2021, the court dismissed the case as moot, leaving the constitutional provision largely untested and unresolved.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
13 May 2025
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The announcement comes after a jury candidate was dismissed on the first day of Combs' trial due to her connection to the publishing company.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Aside from an apology video following the release of security footage in which Combs is seen beating Cassie, the music mogul has denied all of the allegations and claimed the video has been altered.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Though some sheriffs have denied their existence, Luna has acknowledged and vowed to eradicate them.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
Verb
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To compound the embarrassment, Arsenal fan group Ashburton Army had raised more than £12,000 to fund their own tifo, which the club rejected (fans who had donated were refunded their money).—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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On May 16, Brown appeared in Manchester Magistrates’ Court, where Judge Joanne Hirst rejected his bail request.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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“Negative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negative. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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