To evaluate and compare $-(-16)$ and $|-16|$, simplify each side of the statement individually. On the left side, the expression $-(-16)$ specifies the opposite of $-16$, which evaluates directly to $16$. On the right side, the absolute value of $-16$, representing its undirected distance from zero, is also exactly $16$. Because both expressions simplify to the identical positive integer ($16 = 16$), the final comparison concludes that $-(-16) = |-16|$.