NEGATIVE — 8 letter word
negative
The word negative has 8 letters: N, E, G, A, T, I, V, E. It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Negative has 1 anagram: agentive. As a adjective, it means "involving disadvantage or harm".
8 letter word "negative": N E G A T I V E — adjective
Scrabble score: 12 Words With Friends score: 15
Letter analysis of negative
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| G | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| V | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
4 vowels, 4 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of negative
adjective
- involving disadvantage or harm "minus (or negative) factors" Synonyms: minus
- expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
- having a negative charge "electrons are negative" Synonyms: electronegative, negatively charged
- designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions "negative criticism" Synonyms: damaging
- having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant "ran a negative campaign"
- characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance
- less than zero "a negative number"
- reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive "negative interest rates"
- not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition "the HIV test was negative" Synonyms: disconfirming
noun
- a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
- a reply of denial "They answered in the negative."
verb
- vote against Synonyms: blackball
Anagrams of negative(1)
Words you can make from negative(top 10)
See all words within "negative" →