nonpositive
Zero or below
Nonpositive describes a number that is zero or negative—anything not greater than zero.
The term appears in mathematics and technical contexts where precision matters: The function is defined only for nonpositive values.
It's the complement of positive, capturing both zero and the negative numbers in one term.
Opposite of affirmative
- minusSubtraction symbol
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- deficitAmount still owed
- subtractionRemoving quantities mathematically
decrease · underflow · algebra · integer · diminish · decline · detract · borrowing
Numerical absence of quantity
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- detachedApart or uninvolved
impartial · dispassionate · unemotional · unmoved · equanimous · stoic · aloof · noncommittal
Opposite of affirmative
- pessimisticExpecting negative outcomes
- cynicalDoubting human goodness
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- unfavorableNot in your benefit
disapproving · doubtful · skeptical · gloomy · bleak · dismal · dejected · downcast
negative
Opposite of affirmative
- minusSubtraction symbol
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- deficitAmount still owed
subtraction · decrease · underflow · algebra · integer · diminish · decline · detract · borrowing · debt
zero
Numerical absence of quantity
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
detached · impartial · dispassionate · unemotional · unmoved · equanimous · stoic · aloof · noncommittal · reserved
negative
Opposite of affirmative
- pessimisticExpecting negative outcomes
- cynicalDoubting human goodness
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
unfavorable · disapproving · doubtful · skeptical · gloomy · bleak · dismal · dejected · downcast · hopeless
positive, positively, positivity, position, positional, positioning, pose, posit, posited