Cancel out, adverse, contradiction, give the thumbs down to, belie, balance out, and balance are all synonyms for negative. Positive, optimistic, constructive and good are these antonyms of negative. And here are another 67 synonyms for negative.
Negative Synonyms
1. pessimistic
- Adverse
- Anti
- Antipathetic
- Apathetic
- Bad
- Bleak
- Cold
- Cool
- Cynical
- Damaging
- Defeatist
- Detrimental
- Dismissive
- Fatalistic
- Gloom-ridden
- Gloomy
- Harmful
- Obstructive
- Pessimistic
- Uncooperative
- Unenthusiastic
- Unfavourable
- Unfortunate
- Uninterested
- Unresponsive
- Disadvantageous
2. no
- Contradiction
- Dissension
- No
- Refusal
- Rejection
- Veto
- Denial
3. reject
- Give the thumbs down to
- Refuse
- Reject
- Say ‘no’ to
- Squash
- Turn down
- Veto
- Give the red light to
4. disprove
- Belie
- Call into question
- Contradict
- Deny
- Discredit
- Disprove
- Explode
- Give the lie to
- Invalidate
- Negate
- Rebut
- Refute
- Show/prove to be false
- Gainsay
5. cancel out
- Balance out
- Balance
- Cancel out
- Counteract
- Counterbalance
- Negate
- Neutralize
- Nullify
- Offset
- Render ineffective
- Equalize