Antonym: affirmative, positive. Similar words: negation, negate, allegation, relegation, native, relative, creative, superlative. Meaning: ['negətɪv] 
n. 1. a reply of denial 2. a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed. v. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent. adj. 1. characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features 2. having a negative electric charge 3. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial 4. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant 5. not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition 6. reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive 7. less than zero 8. designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions 9. involving disadvantage or harm.
n. 1. a reply of denial 2. a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed. v. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent. adj. 1. characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features 2. having a negative electric charge 3. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial 4. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant 5. not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition 6. reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive 7. less than zero 8. designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions 9. involving disadvantage or harm. 
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61, The breathalyzer test proved negative.
62, Consumers generally place more weight on negative information than on the positive when deciding what to buy.
63, So far 57 have taken the test and all have been negative.
64, There was a lot of negative publicity surrounding the film.
65, You must not view what happened in a negative light.
66, I didn't hear your answer, Edward - was that a negative?
67, Henry's negative attitude is beginning to try my patience .
68, The affixes "un-"and"-less"are often used make negative words, such as unhappy or careless.
69, Counselling can teach people to handle negative emotions such as fear and anger.
70, Surely this can't be right? Surely in negative sentences shows that something surprises you and you do not want to believe it:You're surely not thinking of going, are you?
71, We're glad if our music makes a strong impression,(sentencedict.com) even if it's a negative one.
72, His response was negative.
73, On the negative side , it will cost a lot.
74, The unemployment-income curve on the graph has a negative slope.
75, 'How much does she earn?' 'A lot!' You can also use plenty of. These phrases can also be used in questions and negative sentences.
76, I could find some useful books in the library. In negative sentences, could not can also be used:We weren't able to / didn't manage to / couldn't get there in time. Could is also used with this meaning with verbs of seeing, noticing, understanding, etc.:I could see there was something wrong.
77, Printing a black-and-white negative on to colour paper produces a similar monochrome effect.
78, Photographs are better if they are printed from the original negative.
79, Unfortunately, his idea of bold journalism was a hatchet job, portraying the staff in a negative light.
80, The affixes un- and -less are often used to make negative words, such as 'unhappy' and 'careless'.
81, Seventy-nine voted in the affirmative, and none in the negative.
82, Critical thinking is essentially negative as it seeks to dissect and not to build.
83, The doctor says that if the results are negative, no further action is required .
84, Have you got a meeting today? Questions and negative statements formed with do are also common:Do you have any brothers and sisters?
85, Treating disabled people like children only reinforces negative images of disability.
86, The newspaper said voters had been turned off by the negative tone of the campaign.
87, Stimulate the site of greatest pain with a small negative current.
88, Well-intentioned development projects can have unintended negative effects on population control.
89, She used cognitive therapy on her client to try to inhibit those negative thoughts which were damaging his self-esteem.
90, The positive pole carries a positive charge while the negative pole does a negative charge.
More similar words: negation, negate, allegation, relegation, native, relative, creative, superlative, vegetative, narrative, imperative, lucrative, tentative, initiative, indicative, cumulative, pejorative, relatively, decorative, creatively, commutative, cooperative, innovative, correlative, qualitative, alternative, affirmative, legislative, tentatively, appreciative.