| Noun | 1. | negative - a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"denial - the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges" no - a negative; "his no was loud and clear" nay - a negative; "the nays have it" double negative - a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative; "I don't never go" affirmative - a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative" | |
| 2. | negative - a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversedphotographic film, film - photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies | |
| Verb | 1. | negative - vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" | |
| Adj. | 1. | 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"destructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism" pessimistic - expecting the worst in this worst of all possible worlds neutral - of no distinctive quality or characteristics or type positive - characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand" | |
| 2. | negative - reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positivebackward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view" | |
| 3. | negative - having a negative electric charge; "electrons are negative" | |
| 4. | negative - expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denialunfavorable, unfavourable - not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments" disinclined - unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval; "disinclined to say anything to anybody" affirmative, affirmatory - affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"; "an affirmative nod"; "an affirmatory gesture" | |
| 5. | negative - having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" | |
| 6. | negative - not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative"confirming, positive - indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test" | |
| 7. | negative - less than zero; "a negative number"math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement minus - on the negative side or lower end of a scale; "minus 5 degrees"; "a grade of B minus" | |
| 8. | negative - designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism"destructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism" | |
| 9. | negative - involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors" | |