Synonyms:
negative
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
negative
Meaning: expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
Synonyms:
negative
Meaning: having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
negative
Meaning: a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
veto, blackball, negative
Meaning: vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
Usage examples
They are largely negative.
Well, it can't be helped! Negative again...."
"Is it really only negative?" he repeated to himself.
If you assume the negative you are sure to be negative.
It is not negative in the least; it is as positive as good news.
Constance thought it a negative shake, and her hopes fell again.
Thus, the positive plate becomes oxidized, and the negative plate reduced.
I might also mention positive and negative and--ah--all that sort of thing.
You had first asked me whether I liked your name, and Candour had compelled a reply in the negative case.
This book is meant to be a companion to "Heretics," and to put the positive side in addition to the negative.