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

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

abate

  • abbreviate
  • abolish
  • abort
  • abridge
  • abrogate
  • allay
  • alleviate
  • annihilate
  • annul
  • avoid
  • ban
  • bankrupt
  • bereave
  • break down
  • call
  • call off
  • cancel
  • cheat
  • clip
  • collapse
  • compress
  • condense
  • constrict
  • contract
  • cool
  • countermand
  • crop
  • curtail
  • cut
  • cut back
  • cut down
  • de-escalate
  • decline
  • decrease
  • deduct
  • deflate
  • defraud
  • dent
  • denude
  • deplete
  • deprive
  • diminish
  • disallow
  • disannul
  • discount
  • disfurnish
  • dismiss
  • dissolve
  • divest
  • do away with
  • dock
  • downscale
  • downsize
  • drop
  • dull
  • dwindle
  • ease
  • ebb
  • eliminate
  • enjoin
  • eradicate
  • erase
  • evaporate
  • fall
  • fall away
  • flag
  • forbid
  • give out
  • impoverish
  • invalidate
  • knock down
  • knock off
  • lessen
  • let up
  • liquidate
  • lower
  • minimize
  • moderate
  • modify
  • modulate
  • negate
  • nick
  • null
  • nullify
  • outlaw
  • override
  • overrule
  • overturn
  • pall
  • pare
  • phase down
  • prohibit
  • prune
  • qualify
  • quash
  • quell
  • recall
  • recede
  • reduce
  • reject
  • relax
  • relent
  • remediate
  • remit
  • remove
  • repeal
  • rescind
  • retract
  • retrench
  • reverse
  • revoke
  • roll back
  • set aside
  • shortchange
  • shorten
  • shrink
  • sink
  • slacken
  • slash
  • slow
  • strike down
  • strip
  • subdue
  • subside
  • subtract
  • suspend
  • take off
  • taper
  • taper off
  • throw out
  • trim
  • truncate
  • vacate
  • vanish
  • veto
  • void
  • wane
  • weaken
  • whittle
  • withdraw
  • write off

gainsay

  • challenge
  • combat
  • confute
  • contest
  • contradict
  • contravene
  • controvert
  • cross
  • deny
  • disaffirm
  • disagree
  • disallow
  • disavow
  • disclaim
  • disconfirm
  • disown
  • disprove
  • dispute
  • fight
  • impugn
  • negate
  • negative
  • oppose
  • question
  • rebut
  • refute
  • reject
  • repudiate
  • resist
  • traverse
  • withstand

table

  • abort
  • abrogate
  • add
  • adjourn
  • agenda
  • aliment
  • altiplano
  • annul
  • appendix
  • bake
  • banquet
  • bar
  • barbecue
  • barbeque
  • bed table
  • bench
  • bibliography
  • bill of fare
  • bite
  • board
  • bread
  • break off
  • break up
  • breakfast
  • buffet
  • bureau
  • butte
  • calculate
  • calendar
  • call
  • call off
  • canon
  • card table
  • catalog
  • catalogue
  • chart
  • checklist
  • chow
  • chronology
  • chuck
  • cipher
  • clambake
  • close
  • coffee table
  • collation
  • comestibles
  • commissary
  • compendium
  • compilation
  • compute
  • conclude
  • console
  • cookout
  • cool
  • count
  • counter
  • cuisine
  • defer
  • delay
  • desk
  • diet
  • digest
  • dining table
  • dinner
  • dinner table
  • directory
  • disband
  • discontinue
  • dish
  • disperse
  • dissolve
  • divide
  • docket
  • dome
  • dresser
  • drop
  • eatables
  • eats
  • edibles
  • end
  • ensilage
  • enter
  • enumerate
  • enumeration
  • fare
  • feast
  • feed
  • figure
  • finger food
  • flat
  • fodder
  • food
  • foodstuffs
  • forage
  • fry
  • fry-up
  • glossary
  • graph
  • grub
  • gulp
  • halt
  • hang
  • height
  • highland
  • hold off
  • hold up
  • illustration
  • index
  • intermit
  • interrupt
  • invalidate
  • inventory
  • karoo
  • karroo
  • lectern
  • list
  • listing
  • luau
  • lunch
  • luncheon
  • manifest
  • meal
  • meat
  • meat and drink
  • menu
  • mesa
  • mess
  • morsel
  • move
  • multiply
  • natural food
  • negate
  • nourishment
  • nullify
  • number
  • nurture
  • nutriment
  • pap
  • payroll
  • picnic
  • pigeonhole
  • plain
  • plan
  • plate
  • plateau
  • platter
  • postpone
  • potluck
  • propose
  • prorogate
  • prorogue
  • provender
  • provisions
  • pulpit
  • puna
  • put aside
  • put forward
  • put off
  • put on back burner
  • put on hold
  • put on ice
  • put on the shelf
  • quash
  • rations
  • recall
  • recess
  • reckon
  • recompute
  • record
  • refection
  • refectory table
  • refigure
  • refreshments
  • regale
  • register
  • registry
  • repast
  • repeal
  • rescind
  • reserve
  • revoke
  • roast
  • roll
  • roll call
  • roster
  • schedule
  • serving
  • shelve
  • side table
  • sideboard
  • silage
  • sink
  • slab
  • slop
  • smorgasbord
  • snack
  • spread
  • stand
  • statistics
  • stop
  • submit
  • subtract
  • suggest
  • sum
  • summary
  • summate
  • supper
  • supplies
  • suspend
  • sustenance
  • swill
  • synopsis
  • table of contents
  • tableland
  • tabulate
  • tabulation
  • tally
  • taste
  • tea
  • tea table
  • tell
  • terminate
  • timetable
  • total
  • totalize
  • tucker
  • upland
  • viands
  • victuals
  • vittles
  • void
  • wagon
  • wind up
  • work out
  • wrap up

vacate

  • abandon
  • abate
  • abolish
  • abort
  • abrogate
  • annihilate
  • annul
  • avoid
  • ban
  • bleed
  • break down
  • call
  • call off
  • cancel
  • clean
  • clear
  • countermand
  • depart
  • deplete
  • disallow
  • disannul
  • discharge
  • dismiss
  • dissolve
  • do away with
  • drain
  • drop
  • eliminate
  • empty
  • enjoin
  • eradicate
  • erase
  • evacuate
  • exhaust
  • flush
  • forbid
  • give up
  • go away
  • invalidate
  • leave
  • liquidate
  • move out
  • move out of
  • negate
  • null
  • nullify
  • outlaw
  • override
  • overrule
  • overturn
  • part with
  • prohibit
  • purge
  • quash
  • quit
  • recall
  • reject
  • relinquish
  • remove
  • renounce
  • repeal
  • rescind
  • retract
  • reverse
  • revoke
  • roll back
  • scour
  • set aside
  • strike down
  • suspend
  • sweep
  • throw out
  • veto
  • void
  • waste
  • withdraw
  • write off

abjure

  • abandon
  • abnegate
  • abstain from
  • avoid
  • back down
  • back off
  • backtrack
  • bolt
  • buck
  • check
  • combat
  • constrain
  • contradict
  • controvert
  • curb
  • deny
  • disallow
  • disavow
  • disclaim
  • disown
  • disprove
  • dispute
  • eschew
  • fight
  • forbear
  • forego
  • foreswear
  • forgo
  • forsake
  • forswear
  • gainsay
  • give up
  • inhibit
  • negate
  • negative
  • rebut
  • recall
  • recant
  • refuse
  • refute
  • reject
  • relinquish
  • renege
  • renounce
  • repeal
  • repudiate
  • retract
  • revoke
  • shun
  • spurn
  • surrender
  • take back
  • unsay
  • withdraw

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