Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun double_negative

2 senses of double negative

Sense 1
double negative -- (an affirmative constructed from two negatives; "A not unwelcome outcome")
       => affirmative -- (a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative")

Sense 2
double negative -- (a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative; "I don't never go")
       => negative -- (a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative")