POSITIVE Antonyms

• characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features

• expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial

• not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition

• reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive

• a reply of denial

• a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed

• having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant

• less than zero

• designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions

• having a negative charge

• involving disadvantage or harm

• vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

• lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance

• not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown

• not established or confirmed

• not certain to occur; not inevitable

• subject to change

• not consistent or dependable

• ambiguous (especially in the negative)

• believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

• expressing or manifesting disapproval

• open to doubt or suspicion

• fraught with uncertainty or doubt

• unsettled in mind or opinion

• depressingly dark

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

• lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

• characterized by enmity or ill will

• not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally

• troops belonging to the enemy's military forces

• impossible to bring into friendly accord

• very unfavorable to life or growth

• unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company (used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)

• characterized by active hostility

• expecting the worst possible outcome

• unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

• disinclined to become involved

• not eager

• denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion

• marked by or given to doubt

• not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor

• not disposed to and refusing to do something

• in spite of contrary volition

• Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed

• Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting opposition

• having undesirable or negative qualities

• feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

• that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

• with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

• very much; strongly

• serious or severe

• feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

• (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition

• not capable of being collected

• below average in quality or performance

• nonstandard

• not financially safe or secure

• physically unsound or diseased

• capable of harming

• characterized by wickedness or immorality

• reproduced fraudulently

• not working properly

• morally bad or wrong

• morally objectionable behavior

• the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice

• having the nature of vice

• having or exerting a malignant influence

• possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics

• having no hue

• one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute

• having no personal preference

• having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

• not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest

• lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics

• having no net electric charge

• lacking self-confidence

• lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance