Negative Connotation
Frugal or cheap?
What is cheap.
Energetic or hyperactive?
What is energetic.
Though Joseph was the true king, his uncle usurped the throne and was now ruling the land quite cruelly.
What is to steal or wrongfully take a position of power.
painting, graffiti
What is positive, negative
Slender or skinny?
What is skinny.
Cook or chef?
What is chef.
When around his coworkers, Alan said that he agreed with the boss's new policy, but his candid opinion was that it would drive away customers.
What is truthful, open, straightforward, or sincere.
courageously / recklessly
What is positive / negative
Odor or stench?
What is stench.
Stubborn or strong-willed?
What is strong-willed.
The workers wrote an anonymous letter to their boss in which they expressed their grievances: long working hours, low pay, and dangerous working conditions.
What are complaints.
leisurely / lazily
What is positive / negative
Smile or smirk?
What is smirk.
A snicker or a chuckle?
A chuckle! Ha!
Angela did not want to go to the party. She wanted to study for the exam, but her sister nagged her so much that Angela finally acquiesced /ak wēˈes/ and agreed to go.
"Agreed" is helpful in the meaning but it is not exactly the meaning.
What is to give way to another's will reluctantly or to give in when you don't really want to do something but you don't protest it.
boastfully / proudly
What is negative / positive
A box filled with documents or a box crammed with documents?
What is crammed.
Reserved or withdrawn?
What is reserved.
This term is the opposite of a synonym.
What is antonym.
The magnanimous judge released the young offender who had been caught stealing bread by saying, "Everybody has to eat," and slamming down his gavel.
What is forgiving, noble, big-hearted, or generous of spirit.
A bull-headed employee or a persistent employee?
What is bull-headed = negative and persitent=negative.