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Negativism in a sentence

Negativism meaning

  1. A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude.
  2. A stubborn tendency to do the opposite of what one is asked.

Synonyms of Negativism

negativity negativeness quality positiveness positivity

Related words

Other words often associated with Negativism or its synonyms:

amount sign polarity vantage positivism advantage tendency property prize level attribute calibre

Using Negativism

  • The main meaning on this page is: A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude. | A stubborn tendency to do the opposite of what one is asked.
  • Useful related words include: negativity, negativeness, quality, positiveness.
  • In the example corpus, negativism often appears in combinations such as: of negativism.

Context around Negativism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

shed 1×

Sentence patterns with Negativism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

nabobs of negativism 2× avalanche of negativism 1× nawabs of negativism with due 1× to shed negativism and back 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he urged the 1× hence the nutting 1× vice president spiro 1× we are overwhelmed 1×

Common sentence endings:

nabobs of negativism 2× avalanche of negativism 1× produces from outside 1× word democratic forces 1×

Words around Negativism

Just before it in the word index:

negatives 178 negatively 835 negative 7.151 negativa 2 negations 8 negationist 4

Just after it in the word index:

negativistic 2 negativities 2 negativity 215 negaunee 26 negba 2 negda 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aapp 7 aarne 7 aaronic 7 aasa 7

Corpus analysis for Negativism

  • In this selection, "negativism" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, shed stand out and add context to how "negativism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include nabobs of negativism and avalanche of negativism. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "negativism" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aapp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with negativism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

We are overwhelmed by an avalanche of negativism. (8 words)

This is no time for nattering nabobs of negativism. (9 words)

Vice President Spiro Agnew denounces the President's critics as 'an effete corps of impudent snobs' and 'nattering nabobs of negativism'. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Hence, the nutting nawabs of negativism (with due apologies to William Safire) should stop carping about Modi’s victories not being a reflection of liberal (in the true sense of the word) democratic forces. (34 words)

He urged the civil society and the opposition parties to shed negativism and back the state government’s decision to ban supply of non-organic produces from outside. (28 words)

Vice President Spiro Agnew denounces the President's critics as 'an effete corps of impudent snobs' and 'nattering nabobs of negativism'. (21 words)

Example sentences (5)

We are overwhelmed by an avalanche of negativism.

This is no time for nattering nabobs of negativism.

Hence, the nutting nawabs of negativism (with due apologies to William Safire) should stop carping about Modi’s victories not being a reflection of liberal (in the true sense of the word) democratic forces.

He urged the civil society and the opposition parties to shed negativism and back the state government’s decision to ban supply of non-organic produces from outside.

Vice President Spiro Agnew denounces the President's critics as 'an effete corps of impudent snobs' and 'nattering nabobs of negativism'.

Common combinations with negativism

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of negativism 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "negativism" in a sentence?
An example: "We are overwhelmed by an avalanche of negativism." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "negativism" from authentic English texts.
What does "negativism" mean?
Negativism means: A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude.
What are synonyms of "negativism"?
Common synonyms of "negativism" include: negativity, negativeness, quality, positiveness, positivity.
How many example sentences with "negativism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "negativism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.