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negatives

The word “negatives” has 3 syllables: neg-a-tives.

It's pronounced as /ˈnɛɡətɪvz/.

What is synonym and antonym for negatives?

In the thesaurus, “negatives” has 19 synonyms and 31 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for negatives

  • corrects
  • declines
  • denies
  • disadvantages
  • dismisses
  • disputes
  • downs
  • ignores
  • kills
  • liabilities
  • neutralizes
  • nos
  • offsets
  • opposites
  • outweighs
  • refuses
  • refutes
  • rejects
  • vetoes

Antonyms for negatives

  • accepts
  • acknowledges
  • admits
  • advantages
  • affords
  • allows
  • analogs
  • analogues
  • approves
  • assets
  • claims
  • concedes
  • confirms
  • copies
  • counterparts
  • edges
  • furnishes
  • gives
  • grants
  • lets
  • owns
  • passes
  • permits
  • pluses
  • plusses
  • positives
  • pros
  • provides
  • supplies
  • synonyms
  • yeas

Meanings of negatives

  • noun
    1. Refusal or withholding of assents; prohibition, veto.
    2. A right of veto.
    3. An image in which dark areas represent light ones, and the converse.
    4. (grammar) A word that indicates negation.
    5. A negative quantity.
    6. : A rep performed with weight in which the muscle begins at maximum contraction and is slowly extended; a movement performed using only the eccentric phase of muscle movement.
    7. The negative plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
  • verb
    1. To refuse; to veto.
    2. To contradict.
    3. To disprove.
    4. To make ineffective; to neutralize.

Example Sentences

  • The photographer reviewed the negatives to select the best shots for the album.
  • In her analysis, she pointed out the negatives of the proposed plan.
  • The study highlighted both the positives and negatives of social media use among teenagers.
  • He was surprised by the number of negatives found in the quality assessment.
  • Understanding the negatives of a situation can help in making better decisions.

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