negative
adjective
expressing or containing negation or denial.
Example Sentences
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It’s not necessarily only negatives driving yields higher.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
It includes an architectural model and original blueprints of the Integratron, as well as nearly 630 photographs, negatives and slides, more than 250 audio recordings, 8-millimeter film footage, books, publications and other records and ephemera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
What are the benefits and negatives of each?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
The main negatives are its manganese business, which posts a 3% miss on Ebitda, and Brazil Alumina, where Ebitda falls 33% short, the bank says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
A half-dozen film negatives curled up around it like dead leaves.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
