1. negative - noun
· a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"
Hypernym(s): denial
Antonym(s): affirmative
2. negative - noun
· a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
Hypernym(s): film, photographic_film
3. negative - verb
· vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
Hypernym(s): oppose, controvert, contradict
4. negative - adjective
· 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"
5. negative - adjective
· expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
Antonym(s): affirmative
6. negative - adjective
· having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"
7. negative - adjective
· not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative"
Synonym(s): disconfirming
Antonym(s): positive
8. negative - adjective
· reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive; "negative interest rates"
Antonym(s): positive
9. negative - adjective
· less than zero; "a negative number"
10. negative - adjective
· designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism"
Synonym(s): damaging
11. negative - adjective
· having a negative charge; "electrons are negative"
Synonym(s): electronegative, negatively_charged
12. negative - adjective
· involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors"
Synonym(s): minus
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