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as in nos
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 opposites
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 disadvantages
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 downs
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 denies
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 refuses
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 offsets
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 rejects
to be unwilling to grant
ultimately, we negatived the request for a personal loan
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Recent Examples of negatives
Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
In other years, all of those negatives working against the Cowboys would have spelled disaster.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
But most players believe the benefits will outweigh those negatives.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Wet-plate negatives retained their sensitivity to light only while wet.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Rosenthal sent the film off to Guam, where the negatives were developed.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
The negatives are more pronounced.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
While the end-of-show numbers were in the negatives, Bargatze ended up donating $250,000 of his own money to the charity — while CBS pitched in $100,000 to bring the total donation to $350,000.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
There was a lot of bad, a lot of negatives.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
The Indianapolis Colts didn't have too many negatives to speak of following their dominant 40-6 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
In other years, all of those negatives working against the Cowboys would have spelled disaster.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
But most players believe the benefits will outweigh those negatives.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Wet-plate negatives retained their sensitivity to light only while wet.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Rosenthal sent the film off to Guam, where the negatives were developed.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
The negatives are more pronounced.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
While the end-of-show numbers were in the negatives, Bargatze ended up donating $250,000 of his own money to the charity — while CBS pitched in $100,000 to bring the total donation to $350,000.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
There was a lot of bad, a lot of negatives.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negatives
Noun
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The two styles, while equally unique, were opposites.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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The two women, however, are polar opposites.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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Jeffrey Hall Professor, University of Kansas While some users report positive effects of having an AI companion, there are disadvantages and even dangers to having a relationship with one.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
6 Oct. 2025
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In her book, Marin frames her economic disadvantages as an essential part of her political education.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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In between questions about Nineties cultural touchstones like Friends, Space Jam, Beavis and Butthead, the Spice Girls, and Sir-Mix-A-Lot — during which Kravitz racks up a lot of points and Butler downs a lot of shots — the pair also discusses working on Caught Stealing.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If the judge denies the defense motion, the court would then move toward scheduling Trauernicht’s trial.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The union denies having any role in the slowdown of the nation's airspace in 2019.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Mun-ju refuses to leave him.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Or, maybe someone who currently lives with you refuses to take ownership of perpetuating the mess downstairs.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One big reason why is that owner Matt Haney decided a few years ago to return Allman’s to its wood-cooking roots, scuttling the restaurant’s gas assist cookers and replacing them with two wood-burning Lang offsets.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Tempo offsets some of our motions.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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International pressure on Israel to end the war is increasing, with a growing list of countries deciding recently to recognize Palestinian statehood, which Israel rejects.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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When Rabbit asks to be the one to adopt Stacey after her graduation, Evelyn abusively rejects the notion and Rabbit is crushed.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Creditors face uncertainty as assets may be sold piecemeal and contested, potentially yielding less than an orderly liquidation—especially given FSS’s significant long-term liabilities.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the Gilded Age, inflating assets and understating liabilities was standard practice across a booming system.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Negatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negatives. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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