NEGATIVIST Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of negativist

as in negativistic

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noun

as in naysayer

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Adjective

Such flat, enervating filmmaking makes the whole endeavor a shockingly cynical affair.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
In her role for Klara and the Sun, Ortega is cheerful and expressive where Wednesday Addams is deadpan and cynical.

— Alice Robb, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of cynical

Noun

When the naysayer challenged people to buy Nassih’s work, even offering to match a purchase, SZA decided to get involved — and give the artist some love in the process.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
Democrats would be wise to ignore the naysayers and take the win.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of naysayer

Adjective

Progressives like Melat Kiros have signaled their votes for Jeffries might be up for grabs unless their leadership embraces more left-leaning policies, but most Democrats are skeptical about major defections.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Gabriel, however, is more skeptical, arguing that infrastructure carries the incentives of the model that built it, making a brand with less influence likely to struggle to resist a parent company oriented around speed, efficiency, and growth.

— Jessica Binns, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of skeptical

Adjective

Another resident within Vision’s head is Ultron (James Spader), the misanthropic genocidal AI originally created by Stark and Bruce Banner to help save humanity.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Known for creating everyone’s favorite psychopath Tom Ripley, Highsmith – played by Helen Mirren – became a controversial figure because of her antisemitic and misanthropic statements.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of misanthropic

Adjective

For now, the AI anxiety appears confined to credit investors, by nature a more dour and pessimistic bunch than stockholders.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Overall, 63% of the public is pessimistic about the current state of the economy and the outlook, up 1 percentage point from the July survey.

— Steve Liesman, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of pessimistic

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