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negative as in vote against
- “refuse to endorse“
- “refuse to assent“
- “The President vetoed the bill“
Synonyms
- veto a vote that blocks a decision ; the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature) ; vote against; command against
- blackball the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto ; expel from a community or group ; vote against
negative as in a reply of denial
- “he answered in the negative“
negative as in a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
negative as in 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“
negative as in expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
negative as in having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant
- “ran a negative campaign“
- “delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life“
negative as in not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
- “the HIV test was negative“
Synonyms
- disconfirming not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; establishing as invalid or untrue
negative as in reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
- “negative interest rates“
negative as in less than zero
- “a negative number“
negative as in designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
- “negative criticism“
Synonyms
- damaging (sometimes followed by `to’) causing harm or injury; designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
negative as in having a negative charge
- “electrons are negative“
Synonyms
- electronegative having a negative charge
- negatively charged having a negative charge
negative as in involving disadvantage or harm
- “minus (or negative) factors“
Synonyms
- minus an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated; on the negative side or lower end of a scale; involving disadvantage or harm