negative vs blackball

blackball vs negative

negative and blackball both are nouns.

negative is an adjective but blackball is not an adjective.

negative and blackball both are verbs.

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

As verbs, negative and blackball are synonyms defined as:

negative and blackball: vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

Other synonyms of negative include veto.

negative (noun)	blackball (noun)
a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed	the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
a reply of denial

negative (adjective)	blackball (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

negative (verb)	blackball (verb)
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent	expel from a community or group
	vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

Difference between negative and blackball

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