Negative and Not

Negative

Negative adjective - Marked by opposition or ill will.

Not and negative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Not" instead the word "Negative" as an adverb or a interjection.

Not

Not adverb - Negation of a word or group of words.
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Negative and not are semantically related. You can use "Negative" instead the word "Not" as an adverb or a interjection.
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