Main entry: negative
Definition: a reply of denial
Usage: he answered in the negative
Antonyms: affirmative
Definition: a reply of affirmation
Main entry: negative
Definition: expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
Antonyms: affirmative, affirmatory
Definition: affirming or giving assent
Main entry: negative
Definition: characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
Usage: a negative outlook on life; a colorless negative personality; a negative evaluation; a negative reaction to an advertising campaign
Antonyms: positive
Definition: characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
Antonyms: neutral
Definition: possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
Antonyms: synergistic, interactive
Definition: used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)
Antonyms: conciliative, conciliatory
Definition: intended to placate
Main entry: negative
Definition: reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
Usage: negative interest rates
Antonyms: positive
Definition: reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
Main entry: disconfirming, negative
Definition: not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
Usage: the HIV test was negative
Antonyms: positive, confirming
Definition: indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
Main entry: negative
Definition: less than zero
Usage: a negative number
Antonyms: plus
Definition: on the positive side or higher end of a scale
Main entry: negative
Definition: having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant
Usage: ran a negative campaign; delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life
Definition: that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
Antonyms: good
Definition: having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
Main entry: negative, minus
Definition: involving disadvantage or harm
Usage: minus (or negative) factors
Antonyms: advantageous
Definition: giving an advantage
Main entry: negative, negatively charged, electronegative
Definition: having a negative charge
Usage: electrons are negative
Antonyms: uncharged
Definition: of a particle or body or system; having no charge
Main entry: damaging, negative
Definition: designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
Usage: negative criticism
Antonyms: constructive
Definition: constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development