Negative.
The crossword clue "Negative." is answered by NOT, a 3-letter entry. Used 67 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NOT
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NOT answer page.
Used 67 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1924. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- NO (8 uses in xd)
- MINUS (5 uses in xd)
- ADVERSE (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for NOT
Every other clue in this collection answered by NOT, most used first.
- "Just kidding!" - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- "Kidding!" - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- "Psych!" - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Word of denial - used 58 times, most recently in 2025
- Negating word - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ so fast!" - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Negative conjunction - NOR, used 144 times
- Negative link - NOR, used 94 times
- Negative prefix - NON, used 54 times
- Negative vote - NAY, used 54 times
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