negate

The word “negate” has 2 syllables: ne-gate

It's pronounced as /nɪˈɡeɪt/


What is synonym and antonym for negate?

In the thesaurus, “negate” has 101 synonyms and 66 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for negate along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for negate

  • abate
  • abolish
  • abort
  • abrogate
  • annihilate
  • annul
  • avoid
  • ban
  • belie
  • blackball
  • break down
  • break with
  • call
  • call off
  • cancel
  • cancel out
  • challenge
  • confute
  • contradict
  • controvert
  • countercheck
  • countermand
  • cross
  • debunk
  • deny
  • deride
  • ding
  • disaffirm
  • disallow
  • disannul
  • disavow
  • disbelieve
  • disclaim
  • disconfirm
  • discredit
  • dismiss
  • disown
  • disprove
  • dispute
  • dissolve
  • distrust
  • do away with
  • doubt
  • drop
  • dump
  • eliminate
  • enjoin
  • eradicate
  • erase
  • fly in the face of
  • forbid
  • frustrate
  • gainsay
  • impugn
  • invalidate
  • kill
  • liquidate
  • mistrust
  • negative
  • neutralize
  • null
  • nullify
  • oppose
  • outlaw
  • override
  • overrule
  • overturn
  • pooh
  • pooh-pooh
  • prohibit
  • put down
  • quash
  • rebut
  • recall
  • redress
  • refute
  • reject
  • remove
  • repeal
  • repudiate
  • rescind
  • retract
  • reverse
  • revoke
  • roll back
  • set aside
  • stonewall
  • strike down
  • suspect
  • suspend
  • throw out
  • traverse
  • turn down
  • turn thumbs down
  • undo
  • vacate
  • veto
  • vitiate
  • void
  • withdraw
  • write off

Antonyms for negate

  • accept
  • acknowledge
  • admit
  • adopt
  • affirm
  • agree
  • aid
  • allow
  • announce
  • approve
  • assert
  • assist
  • authenticate
  • authorize
  • aver
  • avow
  • believe
  • claim
  • clear
  • command
  • concede
  • confirm
  • corroborate
  • credit
  • declare
  • decree
  • do
  • embrace
  • enact
  • endorse
  • espouse
  • establish
  • formalize
  • found
  • go along
  • help
  • indorse
  • institute
  • keep
  • lay down
  • legalize
  • legislate
  • legitimate
  • legitimize
  • maintain
  • mandate
  • order
  • own
  • pass
  • permit
  • prescribe
  • profess
  • prove
  • ratify
  • sanction
  • save
  • start
  • submit
  • substantiate
  • support
  • swallow
  • trust
  • uphold
  • validate
  • verify
  • warrant

Meanings of negate

  • verb
    1. To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
    2. To nullify or cause to be ineffective.
    3. To be negative; bring or cause negative results.
    4. To perform the NOT operation on.

Example Sentences

  • The new evidence may negate the previous assumptions made by the researchers.
  • His poor performance in the exam does not negate the hard work he put in throughout the semester.
  • The contract clause will negate any claims for damages if the project is completed on time.
  • To ensure the results are accurate, we must negate any external factors that could influence the experiment.
  • The team’s efforts to improve communication did not negate the underlying issues that remained unresolved.

On this page you'll find 167 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to negate, such as: abate, abolish, abort, abrogate, accept, acknowledge, admit.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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baffle

  • abash
  • addle
  • agitate
  • amaze
  • arrest
  • astound
  • avert
  • balk
  • bamboozle
  • bar
  • barricade
  • beat
  • befog
  • befuddle
  • beguile
  • bemuse
  • bewilder
  • block
  • bother
  • buffalo
  • buffer
  • bumper
  • chagrin
  • check
  • checkmate
  • circumvent
  • clog
  • cocoon
  • confound
  • confuse
  • conquer
  • cordon
  • counteract
  • cozen
  • cushion
  • cushioning
  • dash
  • daze
  • deceive
  • defeat
  • delude
  • disappoint
  • discombobulate
  • discomfit
  • discomfort
  • discompose
  • disconcert
  • discountenance
  • dismay
  • disorient
  • disquiet
  • distress
  • disturb
  • dumbfound
  • dupe
  • elude
  • embarrass
  • encumber
  • faze
  • fender
  • fetter
  • floor
  • flummox
  • fluster
  • foil
  • fool
  • forestall
  • fox
  • frustrate
  • fuddle
  • get
  • gravel
  • gull
  • halt
  • hamper
  • handicap
  • hinder
  • hoax
  • hobble
  • hold back
  • hoodwink
  • humbug
  • impede
  • inhibit
  • manacle
  • maze
  • misguide
  • mislead
  • mix up
  • mortify
  • muddle
  • muddy
  • muffler
  • mystify
  • negate
  • neutralize
  • nonplus
  • nullify
  • obstruct
  • obviate
  • offset
  • overcome
  • pad
  • padding
  • perplex
  • perturb
  • pose
  • preclude
  • prevent
  • puzzle
  • rattle
  • ruin
  • safeguard
  • set back
  • shackle
  • shield
  • short-circuit
  • snow
  • stall
  • stick
  • stop
  • string along
  • stump
  • stun
  • take in
  • throw
  • thwart
  • tie up
  • trammel
  • trick
  • unhinge
  • unsettle
  • upset
  • vex
  • weird out

quash

  • abate
  • abolish
  • abort
  • abrogate
  • annihilate
  • annul
  • avoid
  • ban
  • beat
  • black out
  • bottle up
  • break down
  • call
  • call off
  • cancel
  • clamp down on
  • conquer
  • cork up
  • countermand
  • crack down on
  • crush
  • decimate
  • declare null and void
  • demolish
  • desolate
  • destroy
  • devastate
  • disallow
  • disannul
  • discharge
  • dismiss
  • dissolve
  • do away with
  • dominate
  • douse
  • dowse
  • drop
  • eliminate
  • enjoin
  • eradicate
  • erase
  • exterminate
  • extinguish
  • extirpate
  • forbid
  • hush up
  • invalidate
  • kill
  • liquidate
  • negate
  • nuke
  • null
  • nullify
  • obliterate
  • outlaw
  • overcome
  • overpower
  • override
  • overrule
  • overthrow
  • overturn
  • overwhelm
  • prohibit
  • put damper on
  • put down
  • put out
  • put the lid on
  • quell
  • quench
  • recall
  • reject
  • remove
  • repeal
  • repress
  • rescind
  • retract
  • reverse
  • revoke
  • roll back
  • rub out
  • ruin
  • scrunch
  • set aside
  • shut down
  • silence
  • sit on
  • slap down
  • smash
  • smother
  • snow under
  • squash
  • squelch
  • squish
  • stifle
  • strangle
  • strike down
  • subdue
  • subjugate
  • suppress
  • suspend
  • throttle
  • throw out
  • trash
  • undo
  • vacate
  • vanquish
  • veto
  • vitiate
  • void
  • waste
  • watergate
  • wipe out
  • withdraw
  • wreck
  • write off

waived

yield

  • abandon
  • abdicate
  • abnegate
  • accede
  • accept
  • accrue
  • acknowledge
  • acquiesce
  • admit
  • admit defeat
  • advance
  • affair
  • afford
  • aftereffect
  • aftermath
  • agree
  • allow
  • appropriation
  • article
  • assent
  • back down
  • bag
  • bankroll
  • bask
  • beam
  • bear
  • beget
  • begin
  • bend
  • blink
  • blossom
  • booty
  • bounty
  • bow
  • break
  • break down
  • breed
  • bring
  • bring about
  • bring forth
  • bring in
  • bring on
  • buckle
  • budge
  • burst
  • buy
  • by-product
  • call it quits
  • capital
  • capitulate
  • catalyze
  • catch
  • cause
  • cave in
  • cede
  • coffers
  • collapse
  • collection
  • come to terms
  • commit
  • commodity
  • comply
  • concede
  • conclusion
  • concur
  • consent
  • consequence
  • consign
  • corollary
  • cough up
  • crack
  • crash
  • create
  • crop
  • crumble
  • crumple
  • cultivate
  • decide
  • defer
  • deflate
  • deliver
  • derivative
  • desert
  • determine
  • develop
  • development
  • die
  • discard
  • discharge
  • do
  • draw on
  • earn
  • earnings
  • effect
  • effectuate
  • enact
  • encourage
  • engender
  • entrust
  • entry
  • establish
  • exchequer
  • fail
  • father
  • finances
  • fit in
  • flatten
  • fold
  • fold up
  • forfeit
  • forsake
  • forward
  • foster
  • found
  • founder
  • fruit
  • funds
  • furnish
  • further
  • gain
  • generate
  • give
  • give in
  • give off
  • give oneself over
  • give out
  • give rise to
  • give up
  • give way
  • go
  • go along with
  • go out
  • go with the flow
  • goods
  • gratify
  • gross
  • hand over
  • handcraft
  • handicraft
  • handiwork
  • harvest
  • haul
  • hold out
  • implode
  • inaugurate
  • income
  • induce
  • indulge
  • initiate
  • innovate
  • institute
  • introduce
  • intrust
  • invoke
  • issue
  • killing
  • knuckle
  • knuckle under
  • labor
  • launch
  • lay down
  • lay down arms
  • leave
  • let go
  • line
  • loot
  • luxuriate
  • make
  • melt
  • melt down
  • merchandise
  • money
  • net
  • nourish
  • nurture
  • object
  • occasion
  • offer
  • offshoot
  • offspring
  • outcome
  • outgrowth
  • output
  • outturn
  • overdo
  • overindulge
  • part with
  • pay
  • pay off
  • payoff
  • permit
  • pioneer
  • play the game
  • plunder
  • pocket
  • pocketbook
  • pop
  • proceeds
  • produce
  • product
  • production
  • proffer
  • profit
  • promote
  • prompt
  • provide
  • quit
  • receipts
  • relax
  • release
  • relent
  • relinquish
  • render
  • renounce
  • residual
  • resign
  • resources
  • result
  • resultant
  • return
  • revel
  • revenue
  • roll
  • sag
  • salary
  • say uncle
  • sell for
  • sequel
  • sequence
  • set
  • set up
  • shatter
  • shed
  • side effect
  • side reaction
  • smash
  • snap
  • spawn
  • spin-off
  • splinter
  • split
  • spoils
  • stall
  • start
  • submit
  • succumb
  • suffer defeat
  • supply
  • surrender
  • swag
  • take
  • take-home pay
  • takings
  • tender
  • thing
  • throw in the sponge
  • throw in the towel
  • tips
  • toe the line
  • toe the mark
  • transfer
  • tumble
  • turn in
  • turn out
  • turn over
  • turnout
  • upshot
  • wages
  • waive
  • wallow
  • wares
  • wherewithal
  • windfall
  • winnings
  • work

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