Negative Connotation
Frugal or Cheap
Cheap.
Energetic or Hyperactive
Energetic.
The term for the images, emotions, and associations that someone connects with a word.
Connotation
Though Joseph was the true king, his uncle usurped the throne and was now ruling the land quite cruelly.
To steal or wrongfully take a position of power.
painting, graffiti
positive, negative
Slender or Skinny
Skinny.
Cook or Chef?
Chef
Figurative language.
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.
truthful, open, straightforward, or sincere.
courageously / recklessly
positive / negative
Odor or Stench
Stench.
Stubborn or Persistent
Persistent
The dictionary definition of a word.
Denotation
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
positive / negative
Smile or Smirk
Smirk.
A snicker or a Chuckle
Chuckle
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 and agreed to go.
"Agreed" is helpful in the meaning but it is not exactly the meaning.
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
negative / positive
A box filled with documents or a box crammed with documents
Crammed.
Quiet or Withdrawn?
Quiet
The connotation of a word can be
Positive, negative, or neutral
The magnanimous judge released the young offender who had been caught stealing bread by saying, "Everybody has to eat," and slamming down his gavel.
forgiving, noble, big-hearted, or generous of spirit.
A bull-headed employee or a persistent employee
bull-headed = negative and persistent=positive