The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - negativeadj.

1) contradictory, anti, contrary, dissenting, dissentious, disputing, disputatious, argumentative, adversarial, adversative, antagonistic, antipathetic, adverse, US adversary: He has adopted a very negative attitude towards his job. Few negative voices were heard on the issue. 2) pessimistic, unenthusiastic, cool, cold, uninterested, unresponsive: The reaction to our offer has been largely negative. 3) nullifying, annulling, neutralizing, voiding, cancelling: The laws are mainly negative, listing only things one must not do. 4) negating, refusing, denying, gainsaying, opposing: The judge came to a negative decision regarding bail. 5) in the negative. negatively, 'No': Asked if she wanted to go, she replied in the negative.