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verb

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as in to dismiss
to reject by or as if by a vote although the rebuttal was very eloquent, the jury negatived it in favor of the prosecution's argument we promptly negatived the idea of having pizza again for dinner, noting that we had already had it for three nights that week

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a negative impact
an adverse impact
a harmful impact
an averse impact
an undesirable impact
a detrimental impact
negative consequences
terrible consequences
awful consequences
nasty consequences
unfavorable consequences
disadvantageous consequences
negative reaction
averse reaction
contrary reaction
bad reaction
unhappy reaction
disappointing reaction
negative thoughts
pessimistic thoughts
unpleasant thoughts
miserable thoughts
unhappy thoughts
horrible thoughts
negative feelings
unpleasant feelings
sad feelings
dark feelings
depressive feelings
pessimistic feelings

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Recent Examples of negative
Adjective
Taking a moment to shift these negative thought patterns can be a valuable way to start the day. Mark Gurarie, Health, 10 Jan. 2025 The song, which critiques Hollywood’s exploitation of Black culture and the entertainment industry’s negative portrayals of Black people, has been appropriated by some social media users as a celebratory anthem for the destruction. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
The film will be shown as a 4K digital restoration (done in 2017) from the original negative. Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024 That’s how 30,000 of Maier’s negatives ended up in the possession of amateur historian John Maloof, who spent several years tracking down additional examples of her work. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
But with sales growth expected to go from triple digits in 2021 to negative this year, shares have tanked to a record low recently. Yueqi Yang, Time, 20 Apr. 2022 In response, Moody’s Investors Service recently lowered its outlook for the sector to negative. Nick Sargen, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021 See all Example Sentences for negative 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negative
Adjective
  • Both saw themselves as outsiders in a hostile environment.
    Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Aber’s book is successful in showing that self-hatred is the fruit not of a few particular traumas but rather of a hostile environment’s erosive drip on the psyche.
    Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Governments, meanwhile, may use their powers over information to suppress unfavorable narratives: laws originally aimed at misinformation, many enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, can hinder free expression.
    Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Already, President-elect Donald Trump and his cabinet have threatened legacy media with defamation lawsuits for unfavorable coverage.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Cooper issued 328 executive orders and stamped a record 104 vetoes, 52 of which were overturned by override votes – more of those including a vote from Democrats than coming back only Republicans.
    Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Jan. 2025
  • They cannot be allowed to have veto power over everything Republicans would like to do.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • While the Salvation Army says its aim is to prevent homelessness, some advocates have seen the opposite.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Rather than influencing banks to ignore climate change, the incoming Trump administration and bank regulators should be pushing banks to do the opposite.
    Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This leaves lower-income workers at a significant disadvantage in creating long-term financial security.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Even with a lightsaber in his hands and a handful of hostages, our villain seems to be at a disadvantage and forced to continue to improvise.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • To have the charge dismissed, a person must first plead guilty or no contest, agree to a treatment plan and then successfully complete that program.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
  • She was dismissed in June 2024 after a run of seven games without a win.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Is there some way that the Giants and Jets can get clipped for congestion pricing over on Route 3? People who still deny that climate change is real also believe that pigs can fly.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Her family says the security services are to blame, an allegation the PA denies.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Although Denver and Adams County voters rejected the tax, the measure won with strong support from the suburbs.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
  • In 2023, Cleveland-Cliffs made a $7 billion bid to acquire U.S. Steel, but the offer was rejected.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Negative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negative. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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