Collocations with "negative"

48 collocations found

decidedly negative

Clearly harmful, bad, or unwelcome.

decidedly7.1
negative feeling(s)

an unpleasant or pessimistic emotion

feeling7.0
reputation7.0
negative smear

Indicates that no abnormal cells were found in a medical smear test.

smear7.0
negative tactic

a method focusing on criticism or obstruction rather than constructive action

tactic7.0
negative symptoms

often used in psychology to refer to the absence of normal behaviors (e.g., in schizophrenia)

symptom6.8
negative view

A view that is bad or unfavorable.

view6.8
negative evaluation

An unfavorable assessment.

evaluation6.7
negative imagery

Imagery that portrays something in an unfavorable or bad way.

imagery6.5
negative slant

a perspective focusing on the bad aspects

slant6.5
negative answer

Describes a reply of 'no'.

answer6.2
negative repercussion

Emphasizes the harmful or undesirable nature of the consequences.

repercussion6.2
significantly negative

indicates a strong negative correlation or result

significantly6.2
falsely negative

incorrectly indicating that a condition is not present (e.g., in a medical test)

falsely6.0
mood6.0
negative voltage

A voltage that is below the reference potential (usually ground).

voltage6.0
negative spin

Presenting information in a deliberately unfavorable way.

spin5.8
enlarged negative

a photographic negative that has been made larger

enlarged4.0