Synonyms for negative

Most common

bad · undesirable · antagonistic · disagreeable · dissenting · dissident

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Antonyms

positive, neutral, good

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.

   Customers didn’t like it: feedback was mostly negative.

2. adj. 2

   Of a number: less than zero.

Related words

Word family

negatively negativeness negativist negativity negentropy negate negation negativism

Phrases

negative pole body negative negative atheist negative feedback negative pion negative pregnant negative raising negative sense

Example sentences

• undesirable That girl has an extremely undesirable personality.
• unfavorable She bore up well under unfavorable circumstances.
• antagonistic The two countries are antagonistic to each other.
• disagreeable Tom is one of the most disagreeable people I know.
• minus The thermometer registered minus ten last night.
• damaging Tom didn't even apologize for damaging that thing.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

bad¹

4 letters

dark¹

5 letters

minus²

6 letters

dismal², rueful²

7 letters

counter²

8 letters

damaging³, perverse², negatory

9 letters

dissident³

10 letters

dissenting³

11 letters

destructive³, undesirable⁵, unfavorable⁵, dissentient

12 letters

antagonistic⁵, unfavourable, disagreeable⁵

15 letters

electronegative

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (minus² = 2 syllables).