NEGATIVES

NEGATIVE WORDS:

NO, NOT, NEVER, NONE , EVER (emphatic), ANY
Sometimes abbreviated: don't, doesn't, didn't, haven't, won't, can't, etc.

e.g.

NO anaesthesia in this area, please.
The bacteria has NOT been isolated yet
He has NEVER been operated on
NONE of the elderly patients have been vaccinated
Doesn't he EVER work in the morning?

OTHERS:

NOBODY / ANYBODY
NO ONE / ANYONE
NOTHING / ANYTHING
NOWHERE / ANYWHERE

WORDS THAT ACCOMPANY VERBS:

HARDLY
BARELY
SCARCELY
SELDOM
RARELY

CONNECTORS THAT EXPRESS CONTRAST OR OPPOSITION:

HOWEVER
UNLESS
YET
BUT
WHEREAS
WHILE
CONVERSELY
EITHER.... OR....
NEITHER.... NOR...

SUFFIX:

-LESS

e.g. He is receiving a painless treatment

PREFIXES:

un-
in-
im-
il-
ir-
non-
mal-
de-
dis- / dys-
anti-
counter-
mis-
contra-
a-
ab-
an-

PSEUDO NEGATIVES:

LACK (OF) (falta / ausencia de9
DELAY (retrasar)
REJECT (rechazar)
REFUSE (rechazar)
WITHOUT (sin)
DENY (negar)
DOUBT (dudar)
HESITATE (dudar)
PROHIBIT (prohibir)
FORBID (prohibir)
LOSS (pérdida)
RING HOLLOW (suena hueco)
LITTLE QUESTION (poca duda)
FAR-FETCHED (poco probable / tirado de los pelos)