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Another word for negation

Noun

  1. An often formal act of putting an end to

    2. See also:

    continue

  2. A refusal to grant the truth of a statement or charge

    3. See also:

    affirm

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Another word for negation

Noun

  1. Opposite

    2. See also:

    opposite

  2. Denial

    3. See also:

    refusal

    denial

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Sentence Examples

  • " No negation of a fact can involve a contradiction."

  • The Schoolmen sought to establish other divine attributes by negation of human weaknesses and by finding in God the cause of the varied phenomena of creation.

  • In the history of philosophy affirmation precedes negation; dogmatism goes before scepticism.

  • characteristic is primarily the negation of the Finite.

  • the mind, something different from a mere negation, yet not equivalent to a positive thought.

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