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Negative

/ˈnɛ(e)ɡəˌɾɪv/

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:15 pts8 letters
Definition of Negative

noun

  1. Refusal or withholding of assents; prohibition, veto
  2. A right of veto.
  3. An image in which dark areas represent light ones, and the converse.
  4. (grammar) A word that indicates negation.
  5. A negative quantity.

verb

  1. To refuse; to veto.
  2. To contradict.
  3. To disprove.
  4. To make ineffective; to neutralize.

adjective

  1. Not positive nor neutral.
  2. Of electrical charge of an electron and related particles
  3. Of a number: less than zero
  4. Denying a proposition.
  5. Damaging; undesirable; unfavourable.

    "Customers didn’t like it: feedback was mostly negative."

interjection

  1. (signalling) An elaborate synonym for no.
Anagrams of Negative

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "negative":

agentive

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "negative" and rearranging:

+aevaginate
+dnegatived
+lelevating
+sagentivesnegatives
Related Word Patterns
NE...Words starting with "ne"...VEWords ending with "ve"All 8-letter wordsUnscramble "negative"
Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

undesirable
Letter Values
n1
e1
g2
a1
t1
i1
v4
e1

Total: 12 Scrabble points

Word Tools
Find Anagrams of "negative"All 8-Letter WordsWords Starting With "N"
Rhymes With Negative
ablativeabortiveaboveabrasiveabsolutiveabsolveabsorptiveabstractiveabusiveaccelerativeacceptiveaccommodative
Related 8-Letter Words
naboberynabobessnabobishnabobismnacellesnacreousnaethingnaggiestnailfoldnailheadnailsetsnainsooknaivetesnakedestnaloxone

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Negative"

Negative is a 8-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "negative" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Negative" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "negative" is a medium-scoring word.