Synonyms for negate
nɪˈgeɪt, ˈnɛg eɪtnegate

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1. contradict, belie, negateverb

   be in contradiction with

   Synonyms:
   neutralise, misrepresent, oppose, nullify, neutralize, contravene, belie, controvert, contradict

   Antonyms:
   affirm, sustain, substantiate, confirm, corroborate, support

2. contradict, negate, contraveneverb

   deny the truth of

   Synonyms:
   neutralise, infringe, oppose, nullify, conflict, neutralize, run afoul, contravene, belie, controvert, contradict

   Antonyms:
   support, sustain, affirm, corroborate, confirm, substantiate

3. negate, contradictverb

   prove negative; show to be false

   Synonyms:
   neutralise, nullify, oppose, neutralize, contravene, belie, controvert, contradict

   Antonyms:
   substantiate, confirm, sustain, support, corroborate, affirm

4. neutralize, neutralise, nullify, negateverb

   make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

   "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"

   Synonyms:
   waste, countervail, avoid, counterbalance, contravene, knock off, belie, annul, counteract, invalidate, neutralise, neutralize, nullify, quash, contradict, liquidate, do in, void

   Antonyms:
   corroborate, affirm, sustain, confirm, substantiate, support

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1. List of paraphrases for "negate":

   deny, cancel, annul, nullify, invalidate

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How to use negate in a sentence?

1. Nabil Abu Rudeineh:

   The United States is neither qualified nor is authorized to negate international legitimacy resolutions and it has no right to give any legitimacy to Israeli settlement.

2. Paul E. Pfuetze:

   Now the alternative to despair is courage. And human life can be viewed as a continuous struggle between these two options. Courage is the capacity to affirm one's life in spite of the elements which threaten it. The fact that courage usually predominates over despair in itself tells us something important about life. It tells you that the forces that affirm life are stronger than those that negate it.

3. Sukhdev Singh:

   The violence by some elements is unacceptable, it’ll negate goodwill generated by peacefully protesting farmers.

4. Natalie Sawyer:

   I wanted cash that I could get to right away if needed and I didn't have faith that the market wouldn't slide further and negate any contributions that I made during that time.

5. Elie Wiesel, O Magazine, November 2000:

   I have no doubt that faith is only pure when it does not negate the faith of another. I have no doubt that evil can be fought and that indifference is no option. I have no doubt that fanaticism is dangerous. And of all the books in the world on life, I have no doubt that the life of one person weighs more than them all.