☹️negative

adjective
/ˈnɛɡətɪv/

Meaning

not desirable or positive; bad or harmful
Not desirable or optimistic; harmful or unpleasant.

Example Sentences

The team had a negative attitude towards the proposal.

She had a negative attitude about the upcoming project.

Synonyms

unfavorable, detrimental, harmful, pessimistic, dismal
Entry 1
unfavorable, detrimental, harmful, pessimistic
Entry 2
pessimistic, dismal, unfavorable

Antonyms

positive, favorable, optimistic, affirmative
Entry 1
positive, favorable, optimistic
Entry 2
positive, optimistic, affirmative

Collocations

negative impact, negative response, negative result

More Example Sentences

He is bored with listening to negative talk.

Negative self-talk is harmful to confidence.

They are wise enough to avoid negative people.

They deal with negative reviews professionally.

Negative comments can be harmful for confidence.

I mentally trained myself to avoid negative thoughts.

In a nutshell, this measure has both positive and negative sides.

In my view, social media is having a negative impact on young people.

The role of the govt. in decreasing the prices of commodities is negative.

The negative aspect is that it will require a lot of time and resources to implement.

Related Vocabularies

deserving or arousing pity; sad and pathetic
expressing feelings or opinions in a loud and forceful way
difficult in a way that tests one's abilities
refusing to change one's mind; firmly determined
friendly, easy to talk to, and pleasant in manner
loud and harsh; presenting a point of view in a forceful way

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