Synonyms for negation
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of negating something.
Related words
- Word family
- negationism negationist negate negative negativeness negativism negativity
- Is a kind of
- contradictory logical connective
Forms
- Plural
- negations → contradictions, denials, absences, refusals…
Example sentences
- absence Please make my excuses for absence to your mother.
- denial There are five stages of grief. Stage one: denial.
- refusal What she wants to say just adds up to a refusal.
- contradiction Contradiction is always a sign of recognition.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| negation | rising | |
| absence | falling | |
| denial | steady | |
| refusal | falling | |
| contradiction | steady | |
| negativation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- denial3
- 7 letters
- absence2, refusal3
- 9 letters
- annulment3
- 10 letters
- disclaimer3
- 12 letters
- negativation
- 13 letters
- contradiction4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (denial3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- négation
- Italiano
- negazione
- Español
- negación
- Deutsch
- Verneinung