: Then when I match a new Document with "Red, Big", Document 1 should be top, : Document 2 in the middle, and Document 3 in the bottom. But I still want : Document 3 to show up in result because it still matches on Red. : : If I simply add opposite tags in the query with <1 boost (search for "Red : Big Small^0.1", e.g.), it still contribute positively to the final score, : document 3 will be higher than document 2. : : If I use "-" on the opposite terms (fieldName: (Red Big) -fieldName:Small) : I'll lose document 3 altogether.
It sounds like you're looking for a "negative boost" which doesn't exist, you have to do a "positive boost" on the inverse set... https://wiki.apache.org/solr/SolrRelevancyFAQ#How_do_I_give_a_negative_.28or_very_low.29_boost_to_documents_that_match_a_query.3F q = Red Big (*:* -Small) -Hoss
