Home › Words › N › negatorynegatory/ˈnɛɡəˌtɔɹi/negatory means negative; negating.negatory is pronounced /ˈnɛɡəˌtɔɹi/.EtymologyFrom Medieval Latin negātōrius (possibly via Middle French negatoire), from Latin negātus.adjNegative; negating.e.g.“negatory prefix”nounNo.e.g.“Ah, you wanna give me a 10-9 on that, Pig Pen? Negatory, Pig Pen, you're still too close. Yeah, them hogs is startin' to close up my sinuses. Mercy sake's, you better back off another ten.” — 1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.abnegatory 74% match — Of or relating to abnegation; serving to abnegate. vs negatory →negatum 73% match — Something that is negated. vs negatory →abnegative 72% match — Denying; renouncing; negative vs negatory →denegative 72% match — Of or pertaining to denial or negation. Having the effect or quality of denying or negating. vs negatory →negator 71% match — One who, or that which, negates. vs negatory →negation 69% match — The act of negating something. vs negatory →negativeness 68% match — The characteristic of being negative; negativity. vs negatory →negativation 66% match — The act, or the result of negativing vs negatory →