Negative synonym! This lesson provides a list of commonly used synonyms for negative in English with examples and ESL images. Learn these negative synonyms to enhance your English vocabulary.
Negative Synonym
List of Synonyms for Negative
- AntagonisticÂ
- Antipathetic
- Apathetic
- Bleak
- Contrary
- CynicalÂ
- Defeatist
- Dismissive
- Fatalistic
- Gloomy
- JaundicedÂ
- Obstructive
- PessimisticÂ
- Uncooperative
- Unenthusiastic
- Uninterested
- Unresponsive
Negative Synonyms Infographic
Synonyms for Negative
Negative Synonyms with Examples
Learn another word for negative with example sentences.
- AntagonisticÂ
 He’s extremely antagonistic towards all critics.
- Antipathetic
It’s human nature to be antipathetic to change.
- Apathetic
Young people today are so apathetic about politics.
- Bleak
The future looks bleak for the fishing industry.
- Contrary
Mrs. Smith is too contrary to make friends easily.
- CynicalÂ
I think she takes a rather cynical view of men.
- Defeatist
I don’t approve of your defeatist attitude.
- Dismissive
He’s so dismissive of anybody else’s suggestions.
- Fatalistic
Being fatalistic about your chances will do no good.
- Gloomy
They took a gloomy view about the whole thing.
- JaundicedÂ
He has a very jaundiced view of the world.
- Obstructive
Of course she can do it. She’s just being deliberately obstructive.
- PessimisticÂ
Not everyone is so pessimistic about the future.
- Uncooperative
I found him rude and uncooperative.
- Unenthusiastic
Susan was unenthusiastic about most of her relatives.
- Uninterested
She was completely uninterested in her sister’s career.
- Unresponsive
She is a cold, unfeeling and unresponsive woman.
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Last Updated on February 5, 2020