Meanings
plural negatives pregnant
- lawA denial which implies its affirmative opposite by seeming to deny only a qualification of the allegation and not the allegation itself. For example, "I have never consumed cocaine while on duty" might imply that the person making the statement had consumed cocaine on other occasions.
Synonyms: pregnant denial · Antonyms: affirmative pregnant
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA denial which implies its affirmative opposite by seeming to deny only a qualification of the allegation and not the allegation itself. For example, "I have never consumed cocaine while on duty" might imply that the person making the statement had consumed cocaine on other occasions.
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negative pregnant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negative%20pregnant
“negative pregnant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negative%20pregnant. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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