expressing or containing negation or denial

a negative response to the question.

refusing consent, as to a proposal

a negative reply to my request.

expressing refusal to do something

He maintained a negative attitude about cooperating.

prohibitory, as a command or order.

characterized by the absence of distinguishing or marked qualities or features; lacking positive attributes ( opposed to positive )

a dull, lifeless, negative character.

lacking in constructiveness, helpfulness, optimism, cooperativeness, or the like

a man of negative viewpoint.

being without rewards, results, or effectiveness

a search of the premises proved negative.

Mathematics, Physics .

involving or noting subtraction; minus.

measured or proceeding in the direction opposite to that which is considered as positive.

Photography . noting an image in which the brightness values of the subject are reproduced so that the lightest areas are shown as the darkest.

Electricity .

of, pertaining to, or characterized by negative electricity.

indicating a point in a circuit that has a lower potential than that of another point, the current flowing from the point of higher potential to the point of lower potential.

Medicine/Medical . failing to show a positive result in a test for a specific disease caused by either bacteria or viruses.

Chemistry . (of an element or group) tending to gain electrons and become negatively charged; acid.

Physiology . responding in a direction away from the stimulus.

of, pertaining to, or noting the south pole of a magnet.

Logic . (of a proposition) denying the truth of the predicate with regard to the subject.

a negative statement, answer, word, gesture, etc.

The ship signaled back a negative.

a refusal of assent

to answer a request with a negative.

the negative form of statement.

a person or number of persons arguing against a resolution, statement, etc., esp. a team upholding the negative side in a formal debate.

a negative quality or characteristic.

disadvantage; drawback

The plan is generally brilliant, but it has one or two negatives.

Mathematics .

a minus sign.

a negative quantity or symbol.

Photography . a negative image, as on a film, used chiefly for making positives.

Electricity . the negative plate or element in a voltaic cell.

Archaic . a veto, or right of veto

The delegation may exercise its negative.

(used to indicate a negative response)

You won't come with us? Negative.

to deny; contradict.

to refute or disprove (something).

to refuse assent or consent to; veto.

to neutralize or counteract.

(used to indicate disagreement, denial of permission, etc.)

Negative, pilotcomplete your mission as directed.

in the negative, in the form of a negative response, as a refusal, denial

or disagreement; no

The reply, when it finally came, was in the negative.

adjective

good , positive

noun

positive , affirmative

adjective

abrogating , adverse , against , annulling , antagonistic , anti , balky , colorless , con , contrary , contravening , counteractive , cynical , denying , detrimental , disallowing , disavowing , dissentient , dissenting , gainsaying , gloomy , impugning , invalidating , jaundiced , naysaying , neutralizing , nugatory , nullifying , opposing , pessimistic , privative , recusant , refusing , rejecting , removed , repugnant , resisting , resistive , unaffirmative , unenthusiastic , unfavorable , uninterested , unwilling , weak , disadvantageous , unadvantageous , unsatisfactory , untoward , blank , negatory , neutral

noun

denial , disavowal , nay , refusal , refutation , adverse , annihilation , blank , contradict , contraindication , detrimental , disclaimer , film , minus , negativism , negativity , negatory , neutral , nil , nonentity , not , nullification , obliteration , pessimistic , resisting , skeptical , unfavorable , veto

verb

blackball , turn down , contradict , contravene , controvert , disaffirm , gainsay , negate , oppugn