contradict vs negative

negative vs contradict

contradict is not a noun while negative is a noun.

contradict is not an adjective while negative is an adjective.

contradict and negative both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contradict	No	No	Yes	No
negative	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, negative is a hyponym of contradict; that is, negative is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contradict:

contradict: be resistant to
negative: vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

Other hyponyms of contradict include blackball, veto, dissent, protest, resist.

contradict (noun)	negative (noun)
	a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
	a reply of denial

contradict (adjective)	negative (adjective)
	expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
	characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
	not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
	reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
	having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant
	having a negative charge
	designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
	involving disadvantage or harm
	less than zero

contradict (verb)	negative (verb)
prove negative; show to be false	vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
deny the truth of
be resistant to
be in contradiction with

Difference between contradict and negative

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