browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
negative |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb negative 1 sense of negative Sense 1 veto, blackball, negative => kill, defeat, vote down vote out Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb negative 1 sense of negative Sense 1 veto, blackball, negative => kill, defeat, vote down vote out Entailment of verb negative 1 sense of negative Sense 1 veto, blackball, negative => vote Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb negative 1 sense of negative Sense 1 veto, blackball, negative => oppose, controvert, contradict Familiarity of verb negative negative used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb negative Sense 1 veto, blackball, negative => oppose, controvert, contradict -------------- Grep of noun negative double negative negative negative charge negative chemotaxis negative correlation negative feedback negative feedback circuit negative magnetic pole negative muon negative pole negative reinforcer negative reinforcing stimulus negative stimulation negative stimulus negativeness rh-negative blood type rh negative Overview of noun negative The noun negative has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) negative -- (a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative") 2. negative -- (a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed) Overview of verb negative The verb negative has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. veto, blackball, negative -- (vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent) Overview of adj negative The adj negative has 9 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (12) negative -- (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") 2. (7) negative -- (reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive) 3. (4) negative, electronegative -- (having a negative electric charge; "electrons are negative") 4. (2) negative -- (expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial) 5. (1) negative -- (having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life") 6. negative, disconfirming -- ((medicine) not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative") 7. negative -- ((mathematics) less than zero; "a negative number") 8. damaging, negative -- (designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism") 9. minus, negative -- (involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors") Antonyms of adj negative 9 senses of negative Sense 1 negative (vs. neutral) (vs. positive) neutral (vs. positive) (vs. negative) => neutralized, neutralised => viewless positive (vs. negative) (vs. neutral) => affirmative, optimistic => constructive Sense 2 negative INDIRECT (VIA backward) -> forward Sense 3 negative (vs. neutral) (vs. positive), electronegative neutral (vs. positive) (vs. negative), electroneutral positive (vs. negative) (vs. neutral), electropositive Sense 4 negative (vs. affirmative) affirmative (vs. negative), affirmatory => agreeing(postnominal), assentient, assenting => concessive, conceding(postnominal) => favorable, positive Sense 5 negative INDIRECT (VIA bad) -> good Sense 6 negative (vs. positive), disconfirming positive (vs. negative), confirming Sense 7 negative INDIRECT (VIA minus) -> plus Sense 8 damaging, negative INDIRECT (VIA destructive) -> constructive Sense 9 minus, negative INDIRECT (VIA disadvantageous) -> advantageous Similarity of adj negative 9 senses of negative Sense 1 negative (vs. neutral) (vs. positive) => antagonistic, counter => non => perverse Also See-> destructive#1; pessimistic#1; unsupportive#1 Sense 2 negative => backward (vs. forward) Sense 3 negative (vs. neutral) (vs. positive), electronegative Sense 4 negative (vs. affirmative) => dissentient, dissenting(postnominal), dissident => dismissive Also See-> disinclined#1; unfavorable#1, unfavourable#1 Sense 5 negative => bad (vs. good) Sense 6 negative (vs. positive), disconfirming Sense 7 negative => minus (vs. plus) Sense 8 damaging, negative => destructive (vs. constructive) Sense 9 minus, negative => disadvantageous (vs. advantageous), harmful Attributes of adj negative 2 of 9 senses of negative Sense 1 negative (vs. neutral) (vs. positive) => quality Sense 3 negative (vs. neutral) (vs. positive), electronegative => polarity, sign Familiarity of adj negative negative used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 9) Grep of adj negative electronegative gram-negative negative negatively charged nonnegative rh-negative Overview of noun negative The noun negative has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) negative -- (a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative") 2. negative -- (a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed) Overview of verb negative The verb negative has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. veto, blackball, negative -- (vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent) Overview of adj negative The adj negative has 9 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (12) negative -- (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") 2. (7) negative -- (reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive) 3. (4) negative, electronegative -- (having a negative electric charge; "electrons are negative") 4. (2) negative -- (expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial) 5. (1) negative -- (having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life") 6. negative, disconfirming -- ((medicine) not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative") 7. negative -- ((mathematics) less than zero; "a negative number") 8. damaging, negative -- (designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism") 9. minus, negative -- (involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors")
negative definition
This work is licensed under a
