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noun

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verb

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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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Recent Examples of negative
Adjective
In the current election cycle, Rosen Gonzalez has mostly avoided negative headlines. Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025 Dendrites are tiny, tree-like metal structures that form on the negative electrode of a battery during charging. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
On paper, this makes the carbon removal operation carbon-negative. Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025 Because of this, the constant has since shifted into a negative. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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 Travelers also need to negative COVID-19 test within one day of flying to return to the United States. Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2022 See All Example Sentences for negative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negative
Adjective
  • In response, Stanton told him to go away, using an expletive, and sent a series of hostile messages, as well as one asking to meet in person, the complaint alleges.
    Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But in the best-of-seven ALCS, the Jays needed four starters, so there was Scherzer, making his first appearance of the postseason in a hostile environment with his team needing a win to tie the series with the Seattle Mariners at two games apiece.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Dougherty said the previous school board decided not to pursue a bond after unfavorable polling showed voters would not be in favor of a facilities bond in the 2024 election.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The iPhone 17′s margin could also be squeezed by an unfavorable product mix and a higher bill of materials cost.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • Newsom signed their bills on Monday evening, hours before a deadline requiring him to sign or veto legislation elapsed.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • However, proponents of the bill say the veto will result in more exposure to toxic chemicals.
    Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • The opposite is true for credit cards, personal loans and most other forms of consumer credit.
    Miguel Ambriz, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But this film is also the opposite of what Wes Anderson is doing.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Part of the new legislative package is also an effort to combat home appraisal discrimination, which has often put non-white households at a disadvantage.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The first strategy has the disadvantage that some tumor cells develop resistance and thus do not respond to the medication.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Biden administration dismissed the lawsuit, and prosecutors dropped a grand jury investigation the following year.
    NPR, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The revelation immediately erupted into a political crisis, with the head of prisons dismissed and Guatemalans threatening to protest.
    New York Times, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Upon the basis of these findings, Congress declares that the constitutional right of citizens to vote is denied or abridged in some areas by the requirement of the payment of a poll tax as a precondition to voting.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The administration says the white South African farmers face discrimination and violence in South Africa, which the country’s government denies.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The council had already rejected Allied once before, months earlier, over settlements — including back wages — that the company has had to pay out to current and former employees.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Teachers, students, and parents alike rejected the $850 million effort.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Negative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negative. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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