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Overview of noun negative

      »   The noun negative has 2 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• negative -- (a Reply1.) Answer, reply, response -- (a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics")
  
  2.) Reply, response -- (the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply")
  
  reply of Denial1.) Denial -- (the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges")
  
  2.) Denial, disaffirmation -- (the act of asserting that something alleged is not true)
  
  denial; "he Answered1.) Answer, reply, respond -- (reply or respond to; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation")
  
  2.) Answer -- (give the correct answer or solution to; "answer a question"; "answer the riddle")
  
  answered in the negative")

• negative -- (a piece of Photographic1.) Photographic -- (relating to photography or obtained by using photography; "photographic equipment")
  
  2.) Photographic -- (representing people or nature with the exactness and fidelity of a photograph)
  
  photographic film Showing1.) Screening, showing, viewing -- (the display of a motion picture)
  
  2.) Display, exhibit, showing -- (something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art")
  
  showing an Image1.) Image, mental image -- (an iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate")
  
  2.) Picture, image, icon, ikon -- (a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them")
  
  image with Black1.) Black, blackness, inkiness -- (the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white))
  
  2.) Total darkness, lightlessness, blackness, pitch blackness, black -- (total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night")
  
  black and White1.) White, white person, Caucasian -- (a member of the Caucasoid race)
  
  2.) White, whiteness -- (the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black))
  
  white tones reversed)

Overview of verb negative
      »   The verb negative has 1 meanings (no senses from tagged texts)

• veto, Blackball1.) Barring, blackball -- (the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto)
  
  1.) Banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out, blackball -- (expel from a community or group)
  
  blackball, negative -- (Vote1.) Vote, ballot, voting, balloting -- (a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion")
  
  2.) Vote -- (the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote")
  
  vote against; Refuse1.) Garbage, refuse, food waste, scraps -- (food that is discarded (as from a kitchen))
  
  1.) Refuse, decline -- (show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike")
  
  refuse to Endorse1.) Back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support -- (be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960")
  
  2.) Second, back, endorse, indorse -- (give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project")
  
  endorse; refuse to Assent1.) Assent, acquiescence -- (agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly")
  
  1.) Assent, accede, acquiesce -- (to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore")
  
  assent; "The President1.) President -- (an executive officer of a firm or corporation)
  
  2.) President of the United States, United States President, President, Chief Executive -- (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government; "the President likes to jog every morning")
  
  President vetoed the bill")

Overview of adj negative
      »   The adj negative has 9 meanings (first 4 from tagged texts)

• negative -- (Characterized1.) Qualify, characterize, characterise -- (describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover")
  
  2.) Characterize, characterise -- (be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?")
  
  characterized by or Displaying1.) Expose, exhibit, display -- (to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship")
  
  2.) Reveal, display, show -- (make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government")
  
  displaying negation or Denial1.) Denial -- (the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges")
  
  2.) Denial, disaffirmation -- (the act of asserting that something alleged is not true)
  
  denial or Opposition1.) Resistance, opposition -- (the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead")
  
  2.) Opposition, oppositeness -- (the relation between opposed entities)
  
  opposition or Resistance1.) Resistance, opposition -- (the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead")
  
  2.) Resistance -- (any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion)
  
  resistance; having no Positive1.) Positive -- (a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject)
  
  1.) 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")
  
  positive features; "a negative Outlook1.) Mentality, outlook, mindset, mind-set -- (a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations)
  
  2.) Expectation, outlook, prospect -- (belief about (or mental picture of) the future)
  
  outlook on life"; "a Colorless1.) Colorless, colourless -- (lacking in variety and interest; "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade")
  
  2.) Colorless, colourless -- (weak in color; not colorful)
  
  colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative Reaction1.) Reaction -- (a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp")
  
  2.) Reaction, response -- (a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age")
  
  reaction to an Advertising1.) Ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert -- (a public promotion of some product or service)
  
  2.) Advertising, publicizing -- (the business of drawing public attention to goods and services)
  
  advertising campaign")

• negative, Electronegative1.) Negative, electronegative -- (having a negative electric charge; "electrons are negative")
  
  electronegative -- (having a negative Electric1.) Electric, electric automobile, electric car -- (a car that is powered by electricity)
  
  1.) Electric, electrical -- (using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity; "electric current"; "electric wiring"; "electrical appliances"; "an electrical storm")
  
  electric charge; "Electrons1.) Electron, negatron -- (an elementary particle with negative charge)
  
  electrons are negative")

• negative -- (Expressing1.) Express, show, evince -- (give expression to; "She showed her disappointment")
  
  2.) Express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to -- (articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse")
  
  expressing or Consisting1.) Dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in -- (originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country")
  
  2.) Consist -- (have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in; "The payment consists in food"; "What does love consist in?")
  
  consisting of a Negation1.) Negation -- (a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement)
  
  2.) Negation -- (the speech act of negating)
  
  negation or Refusal1.) Refusal -- (the act of refusing)
  
  2.) Refusal -- (a message refusing to accept something that is offered)
  
  refusal or denial)

• negative -- (having the Quality1.) Quality -- (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare)
  
  2.) Quality, caliber, calibre -- (a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber")
  
  quality of Something1.) Something -- (a thing of some kind; "is there something you want?")
  
  something harmful or Unpleasant1.) Unpleasant -- (disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors")
  
  unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "Delinquents1.) Delinquent, juvenile delinquent -- (a young offender)
  
  delinquents retarded by their negative Outlook1.) Mentality, outlook, mindset, mind-set -- (a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations)
  
  2.) Expectation, outlook, prospect -- (belief about (or mental picture of) the future)
  
  outlook on life")

• negative, Disconfirming1.) Negative, disconfirming -- (not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative")
  
  2.) Disconfirming, invalidating -- (establishing as invalid or untrue)
  
  disconfirming -- (not Indicating1.) Bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal -- (be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued")
  
  2.) Indicate, point, show -- (indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents")
  
  indicating the Presence1.) Presence -- (the state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon")
  
  2.) Presence, front -- (the immediate proximity of someone or something; "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company")
  
  presence of Microorganisms1.) Microorganism, micro-organism -- (any organism of microscopic size)
  
  microorganisms or Disease1.) Disease -- (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)
  
  disease or a Specific1.) Particular, specific -- (a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general")
  
  2.) Specific -- (a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria")
  
  specific condition; "the HIV1.) HIV -- (infection by the human immunodeficiency virus)
  
  2.) Human immunodeficiency virus, HIV -- (the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells)
  
  HIV test was negative")

• negative -- (Reckoned1.) Think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess -- (expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up")
  
  2.) Calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast -- (judge to be probable)
  
  reckoned in a Direction1.) Direction, way -- (a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home")
  
  2.) Direction -- (the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind")
  
  direction opposite to that Regarded1.) See, consider, reckon, view, regard -- (deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do")
  
  2.) Regard, consider -- (look at attentively)
  
  regarded as Positive1.) Positive -- (a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject)
  
  1.) 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")
  
  positive; "negative Interest1.) Interest, involvement -- (a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music")
  
  2.) Interest, interestingness -- (the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room")
  
  interest rates")

• negative -- (less than Zero1.) Nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo -- (a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it")
  
  2.) Zero, 0, nought, cipher, cypher -- (a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number)
  
  zero; "a negative number")

• damaging, negative -- (Designed1.) Plan, project, contrive, design -- (make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack")
  
  2.) Design -- (design something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work")
  
  designed or Tending1.) Care, attention, aid, tending -- (the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention")
  
  1.) Tend, be given, lean, incline, run -- (have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence")
  
  tending to Discredit1.) Disrepute, discredit -- (the state of being held in low esteem; "your actions will bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute")
  
  1.) Discredit -- (cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary")
  
  discredit, especially without Positive1.) Positive -- (a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject)
  
  1.) 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")
  
  positive or Helpful1.) Helpful -- (providing assistance or serving a useful function)
  
  2.) Helpful -- (of service or assistance; "a child who is helpful around the house can save the mother many steps")
  
  helpful suggestions; "negative criticism")

• minus, negative -- (Involving1.) Involve, affect, regard -- (connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business")
  
  2.) Involve -- (engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!")
  
  involving disadvantage or Harm1.) Injury, hurt, harm, trauma -- (any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.)
  
  2.) Damage, harm, impairment -- (the occurrence of a change for the worse)
  
  harm; "minus (or negative) factors")

Related Terms - "Negative"

Meaning 1 of Negativenegative denial

• Abnegation1.) Abnegation -- (the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity")
  
  2.) Abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation -- (renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others)
  
  Abnegation - The denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"

• Naysaying1.) Naysaying -- (the act of saying no to a request)
  
  Naysaying - The act of saying no to a request

• Negative1.) Negative -- (a reply of denial; "he answered in the Negative1.) 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)
  
  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)
  
  Negative - A reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"

• Refusal1.) Refusal -- (the act of refusing)
  
  2.) Refusal -- (a message refusing to accept something that is offered)
  
  Refusal - The act of refusing

• Disavowal1.) Disavowal, disclaimer -- (denial of any connection with or knowledge of)
  
  Disavowal, Disclaimer1.) Disclaimer -- ((law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something)
  
  2.) Disavowal, disclaimer -- (denial of any connection with or knowledge of)
  
  Disclaimer - Denial of any connection with or knowledge of

Meaning 2 of Negativenegative film, photographic film

• Footage1.) Footage -- (film that has been shot; "they had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes"; "he edited the news footage")
  
  2.) Footage -- (a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done)
  
  Footage - Film that has been shot; "they had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes"; "he edited the news footage"

• Microfilm1.) Microfilm -- (film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material)
  
  1.) Microfilm -- (record on microfilm)
  
  Microfilm - Film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material

• Motion-picture film1.) Motion-picture film, movie film, cine-film -- (photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera)
  
  Motion-picture film, Movie film1.) Motion-picture film, movie film, cine-film -- (photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera)
  
  Movie film, Cine-film1.) Motion-picture film, movie film, cine-film -- (photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera)
  
  Cine-film - Photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera

• negative - no definition found

• Orthochromatic film1.) Orthochromatic film -- (a photographic film sensitive to green and blue and violet light)
  
  Orthochromatic film - A photographic film sensitive to green and blue and violet light

• Panchromatic film1.) Panchromatic film -- (photographic film sensitive to light of all colors (including red))
  
  Panchromatic film - Photographic film sensitive to light of all colors (including red)

• Positive1.) Positive -- (a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject)
  
  1.) 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")
  
  Positive - A film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject

• Reel1.) Reel -- (a Roll1.) Axial rotation, axial motion, roll -- (rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation")
  
  2.) Roll, roster -- (a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls")
  
  Roll - Rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation" of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector)
  
  2.) Reel -- (music composed for dancing a reel)
  
  Reel - A roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector

• roll - no definition found

• Roll film1.) Roll film -- (photographic film wound on a spool)
  
  Roll film - Photographic film wound on a spool

• Sequence1.) Sequence -- (serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern; "the sequence of names was alphabetical"; "he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA")
  
  2.) Sequence, chronological sequence, succession, successiveness, chronological succession -- (a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients")
  
  Sequence, Episode1.) Episode -- (a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events)
  
  2.) Episode -- (a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series)
  
  Episode - Serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern; "the sequence of names was alphabetical"; "he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA"

• X-ray film1.) X-ray film -- (photographic film used to make X-ray pictures)
  
  X-ray film - Photographic film used to make X-ray pictures

• Film clip1.) Film clip -- (a strip of motion picture film used in a telecast)
  
  Film clip - A strip of motion picture film used in a telecast