negative: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 12 letter points · starts with N · ends with E
Meaning of negative
adj
Not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
Example: The high exchange rate will have a negative effect on our profits.
Of a number: less than zero.
Of a number: less than zero. Less than zero degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit.
Example: I was out in negative weather today.
Of a test result: not positive, not detected.
Example: negative detection of.
Source: Wiktionary — negative.
noun
Refusal or withholding of assents; prohibition, veto
An unfavorable point or characteristic.
A right of veto.
An image in which dark areas represent light ones, and the converse.
Listed forms: negatives.
Source: Wiktionary — negative.
verb
- transitive
To refuse; to veto.
- transitive
To contradict.
- transitive
To disprove.
- transitive
To make ineffective; to neutralize; to negate.
Listed forms: negatives, negativing, negatived.
Source: Wiktionary — negative.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for negative.
adjective
not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
- disconfirming
adjective
designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
adjective
having a negative charge
- electronegative
- negatively charged
adjective
involving disadvantage or harm
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is negative in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of negative
N(1) + E(1) + G(2) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 12 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of negative
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from negative
121 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in negative. Showing up to 24, longest first.