Negative
Negative verb - To reject by or as if by a vote.
Usage example: we promptly negatived the idea of having pizza again for dinner, noting that we had already had it for three nights that week
Refuse and negative are semantically related. in reject topic. In some cases you can use "Refuse" instead a verb "Negative".
Both words in one sentence
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Negative "reviews" are so rare that many people will refuse to stay with or host people who have even one.
Source: Four Point Scale - The player can refuse the XP, however, and thus negate the negative effect, but it costs them 1 already earned XP.
Source: Non-Combat EXP -
The Blood Knight soldiers fighting the demonic army in the past and Holier Than Thou clerics who refuse to help them are at odds, but both have their negative and positive traits.
Source: Video Game / Memoria
Cite this Source
Refuse and Negative. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/negative/refuse
Negative & Refuse. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/negative/refuse>.
Refuse or Negative. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/negative/refuse.
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