🔄 Synonyms of "Negative"
18 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| perversenoun | Morally wrong or evil; wicked; perverted. |
| dissidentnoun | A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws. |
| badnoun | Of low quality. |
| harmful | Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. |
| antagonistic | Contending or acting against. |
| disadvantageous | Not advantageous. |
| dismissive | Showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss. |
| dissentientnoun | Dissenting; of a different opinion. |
| backwardnoun | Indicating position or direction. |
| damaging | Causing damage; harmful, injurious. |
| vetonoun | A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc. |
| destructive | Causing destruction; damaging. |
| minusnoun | (mathematics) The minus sign (−). |
| blackballnoun | (countable) A rejection; a vote against admitting someone. |
| disconfirming | establishing as invalid or untrue |
| electronegative | (chemistry) tending to attract electrons to form a chemical bond |
| counternoun | One who counts. |
| nonnoun | (nonstandard) Used to negate or invert the meaning of the following adjective. More properly written as the prefix non-. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Negative"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| positivenoun | Included, present, characterized by affirmation. |
| affirmativenoun | Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance. |
| neutralnoun | (politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned. |
| confirmingnoun | An act of confirmation. |
| affirmatory | Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative. |
| electropositivenoun | having a positive electric charge |
| electroneutral | (physics) Having no net electric charge |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Negative"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| nonnoun | (nonstandard) Used to negate or invert the meaning of the following adjective. More properly written as the prefix non-. |
| bad | Of low quality. |
| dissentient | Dissenting; of a different opinion. |
| disadvantageous | Not advantageous. |
| dissident | In a manner that disagrees; dissenting; discordant. |
| dissenting | Showing a strongly different opinion, belief, or viewpoint. |
| antagonistic | Contending or acting against. |
| dismissive | Showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss. |
| vetonoun | A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc. |
| blackballnoun | (countable) A rejection; a vote against admitting someone. |
| harmful | Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. |
| damaging | Causing damage; harmful, injurious. |
| perverse | Morally wrong or evil; wicked; perverted. |
| destructive | Causing destruction; damaging. |
| counter | Contrary or opposing |
| backward | Indicating position or direction. |
| minus | Being a negative quantity; pertaining to a deficit or reduction. |
| electronegative | (chemistry) tending to attract electrons to form a chemical bond |
| disconfirming | establishing as invalid or untrue |
| negatorynoun | Negative, negating. |
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🎨 Adjectives for "Negative"
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🏷️ Nouns for "Negative"
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