negative

adj. pessimistic, cynical, antagonistic; denying, contrary; of a quantity less than zero; having fewer protons than electrons (Physics)

n. negation; negative word; refusal, denial; image from which a picture is obtained in which black and white colors appear reversed (Photography)

v. deny, veto; refute, disprove; negate; reject

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Noun
1. a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"
(antonym) affirmative
(hypernym) denial
(hyponym) no
(derivation) veto, blackball
2. a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed
(hypernym) film, photographic film

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Verb
1. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
(synonym) veto, blackball
(hypernym) oppose, controvert, contradict
(hyponym) kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out
(entail) vote

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Adjective
1. characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign"
(antonym) neutral
(similar) antagonistic, counter
(see-also) destructive
(attribute) quality
2. reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
(similar) backward
3. having a negative electric charge; "electrons are negative"
(synonym) electronegative
(antonym) neutral, electroneutral
(attribute) polarity, sign
4. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
(antonym) affirmative, affirmatory
(similar) dissentient, dissenting(a), dissident
(see-also) disinclined
5. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"
(similar) bad
6. not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative"
(synonym) disconfirming
(antonym) positive, confirming
(classification) medicine, medical specialty
7. less than zero; "a negative number"
(similar) minus
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
8. designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism"
(synonym) damaging
(similar) destructive
9. involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors"
(synonym) minus
(similar) disadvantageous, harmful

n. negative, image from which a picture is obtained in which black and white colors appear reversed (Photography)

adj. negative; lacking, unfavorable, adverse, unsuccessful, ineffectual

nf. negative, negation; negative word; refusal, denial

adj. adverse, negative