negative
neg-a-tive
Harmful, undesirable, or lacking positive qualities; pessimistic.
"The news had a negative impact."
(Photography) Showing light and shade reversed from reality.
"A negative image on film."
Expressing denial, disagreement, or refusal; not positive.
"She gave a negative answer."
A statement of denial or refusal; a disadvantage or drawback.
"Always focus on the positives, not the negatives."
(Mathematics, Science) Less than zero; indicating absence of a condition.
"The test result was negative."
(Photography) A photographic image with reversed tones.
"She developed the film negatives."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: bad, Gram-negative, disconfirming, dissident, dissentient, dissenting, minus, counter, perverse, antagonistic, unfavourable, unfavorable
Antonyms: affirmative, affirmatory, confirming, neutral, positive