more negative

ADJECTIVE

bad, contradictory

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adverse gloomy pessimistic unfavorable weak

STRONG

abrogating annulling anti con contrary contravening denying disallowing disavowing dissenting gainsaying impugning invalidating jaundiced naysaying neutralizing nullifying opposing recusant refusing rejecting removed resisting

WEAK

against antagonistic balky colorless counteractive cynical detrimental dissentient nugatory privative repugnant resistive unaffirmative unenthusiastic uninterested unwilling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confident favorable

WEAK

good positive

Example Sentences

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Seven in 10 high-school students and new graduates believed AI’s societal impact in the next decade would be more negative than positive, according to a National Society of High School Scholars survey.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

Specifically, they examined whether participants had adopted more positive or more negative views about aging.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

Tehran's ally Russia echoed the sentiment, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying the escalation risked more "negative consequences for the situation in the region and the global economy".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

"This story is about hope, it's about love, it's about redemption and whether good wins over the more negative elements that are prevalent in society."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Her still more negative answer was an envelope addressed to me with no enclosure at all.

From Punch or the London Charivari, September 9, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir