Negative

/ˈnɛ(e)ɡəˌɾɪv/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:15 pts8 letters

Definition of Negative

noun

Refusal or withholding of assents; prohibition, veto
A right of veto.
An image in which dark areas represent light ones, and the converse.
(grammar) A word that indicates negation.
A negative quantity.

verb

adjective

Not positive nor neutral.
Of electrical charge of an electron and related particles
Of a number: less than zero
Denying a proposition.
Damaging; undesirable; unfavourable.
"Customers didn’t like it: feedback was mostly negative."

interjection

(signalling) An elaborate synonym for no.

Anagrams of Negative

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 8 letters:

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "negative":

8-LETTER WORDS

7-LETTER WORDS

naivete ventage vintage

6-LETTER WORDS

avenge eating geneva ingate native negate teeing teniae

5-LETTER WORDS

agene agent eaten enate entia event evite ganev genet genie giant given naevi naive nieve+10 more

4-LETTER WORDS

agee agin ante anti eave etna even gaen gain gait gane gate gave

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "negative" and rearranging:

+sagentives negatives

Related Word Patterns

NE...Words starting with "ne"...VEWords ending with "ve"All 8-letter words Unscramble "negative"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

undesirable

ANTONYMS

affirmativenonnegativepositive

Rhyming Words

ablative abortive above abrasive absolutive absolve absorptive abstractive abusive accelerative acceptive accommodative accretive acculturative accumulative+5 more

Related Words

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