NEGATIVIST Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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as in negativistic

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noun

as in naysayer

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Adjective

This time, Michael sounds less idealistic and much more cynical.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Goor and Del Tredici are gearing up to debut their next NBC sitcom, a single-camera workplace comedy starring Jake Johnson as a cynical detective working at a past-its-prime private investigator agency in Hollywood.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cynical

Noun

When the naysayer challenged people to buy Nassih’s work, even offering to match a purchase, SZA decided to get involved — and give the artist some love in the process.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
Democrats would be wise to ignore the naysayers and take the win.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of naysayer

Adjective

In one image, Grande’s Olivia Jones stands beside De Niro’s Byrnes, who wears a decidedly skeptical expression, her hand resting on his German shepherd.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026
Jorge Piñón, an energy researcher at the University of Texas at Austin, is skeptical of the data and noted that only sanctioned Cuban state energy company CUPET has the capacity to store such a large quantity of fuel in one month.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of skeptical

Adjective

Another resident within Vision’s head is Ultron (James Spader), the misanthropic genocidal AI originally created by Stark and Bruce Banner to help save humanity.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Known for creating everyone’s favorite psychopath Tom Ripley, Highsmith – played by Helen Mirren – became a controversial figure because of her antisemitic and misanthropic statements.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of misanthropic

Adjective

Vollmann was also pessimistic, relating that feeling comes from more than America’s current political issues, but also from the world’s environmental problems.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey and University of Southampton said last year that Antarctica's emperor penguin population may be declining faster than even the most pessimistic predictions.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of pessimistic

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