VERBS
- be, feel, seem, sound
- become
- remain
ADV
- distinctly, extremely, strongly, terribly, very
- the strongly negative implications of these survey results Their attitude was terribly negative
- completely, entirely, exclusively, purely, totally, wholly
- She spoke in entirely negative terms
- largely, mainly, overwhelmingly
- fairly, rather, slightly, somewhat
- apparently
- essentially
- Critical thinking is essentially negative as it seeks to dissect and not to build
- generally
PREP
- about
- He's been rather negative about the idea
VERBS
- be, prove, test
- The breathalyser test proved negative. He tested negative for HIV infection
PREP
- for
- The urine tests were negative for protein
VERB + NEGATIVE
- answer (sth) in, reply in
- She answered the question in the negative
ADJ
- original
- photographic
- film, glass
VERB + NEGATIVE
- produce
- develop
- His interest in photography started with him developing negatives that he found lying around the house
- keep
- We must assume that the spy kept the negatives
- destroy