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PRIVATIVE Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word privative. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word privative. (close relations)
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absent
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not being in a specified place

adjective satellite

• nonexistent

• lost in thought; showing preoccupation

verb

• stay away or leave

deficient
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement

adjective satellite

• inadequate in amount or degree

• falling short of some prescribed norm

devoid
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• completely wanting or lacking

lacking
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• inadequate in amount or degree

• nonexistent

missing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective satellite

• not able to be found

• nonexistent

negative
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features

• expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial

• not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition

• reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive

noun

• a reply of denial

• a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed

adjective satellite

• having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant

• less than zero

• designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions

• having a negative charge

• involving disadvantage or harm

verb

• vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

opposite
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem

noun

• a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other

• a relation of direct opposition

• a contestant that you are matched against

• something inverted in sequence or character or effect

adverb

• directly facing each other

adjective satellite

• being directly across from each other; facing

• moving or facing away from each other

• the other one of a complementary pair

• altogether different in nature or quality or significance

• characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed

wanting
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• nonexistent

• inadequate in amount or degree

Alternatives for ABSENT

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