negative
Example Sentences
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She feared that her daughter – a young woman of marriageable age – would attract negative attention and face difficulties if she stayed single.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
The only thing growing faster than the artificial-intelligence industry may be Americans’ negative feelings about it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
For Netskope, there is no forward P/E because the company is expected by analysts to post negative combined earnings over the next 12 months.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
IPOs tend to underperform the market, with a not-insignificant share of those stocks delivering negative returns.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
The negative aspect is that it means that all intervals except for octaves are slightly out of tune with regard to the actual harmonic series.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Vocabulary lists containing negative
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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