negative result
Test came back clear
A negative result is an outcome showing the absence of what was tested for.
In medical testing, a negative result means no disease was detected: Her test came back negative.
In research, negative results occur when experiments fail to confirm a hypothesis—valuable but often unpublished.
Despite the word negative, such results are frequently good news.
- failureLack of success
- setbackReverse in progress
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- defeatVictory over another
loss · dead loss · zero · goose egg · null · inconclusive · no dice · dead end · no go · miss · swing and a miss · flop · bust · void · empty · decline · denial · thumbs down
- drug testingdrug testing, drug test, drug screen, drug screens, drug screening
- subtractionminus, subtraction, minus sign, minuend, difference
- medical resultspositive, normal, abnormal, inconclusive, confirmed
- diagnostic testsantigen test, blood test, PCR test, swab test, rapid test
- prenatal testsamniocentesis, ultrasound, nuchal translucency, genetic screening, blood test
- allergy testsskin prick test, prick test, scratch test, patch test, skin test
negative resultpositive result
Outcome indicating presence
positive · confirmation · positive test · detection · hit
negative resultpositive result
Outcome indicating presence
success · win · breakthrough · achievement · gain
negative, negatively, negativity, negate, negation, negating, negated, result, results