Antonyms for yes
yɛsyes

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1. yesadverb

   Antonyms:
   no, nay, negative, nah, ixnay, nope, naw

   Synonyms:
   ay, affirmative, yup, uh huh, yeah, mhm, yus, ya, yah, yeh, yea, yeppers, ahuh, aye, yuppers, yep, yassuh

2. yesadverb

   To agree with, to affirm, to approve.

   Was that a yes?

   Antonyms:
   negative, nay, no, naw, ixnay, nah, nope

   Synonyms:
   yassuh, ay, ya, uh huh, yeah, yup, yep, yus, yah, ahuh, yeh, aye, yea, yeppers, mhm, yuppers, affirmative

3. yesadverb

   A word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.

   The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty yeses and one no.

   Synonyms:
   ay, yeah, ahuh, mhm, aye, yus, yep, yea, yup, affirmative, ya, uh huh, yuppers, yeh, yassuh, yeppers, yah

   Antonyms:
   no, nope, ixnay, nah, naw, nay, negative

Matched Categories

1. • Affirmative

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:3.7 / 3 votes

1. yesnoun

   an affirmative

   "I was hoping for a yes"

   Antonyms:
   no

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1. yesadverb

   Synonyms:
   yea, aye, ay

2. yesnoun

   Synonyms:
   affirmative, consent

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nuh-uh

   Submitted by acronimous on July 17, 2023  

How to use yes in a sentence?

1. Mahatma Gandhi:

   A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

2. Judge Jennifer Lopez:

   I haven’t been abused in the way some women have. But have I been told by a director to take off my shirt and show my boobs? Yes, I have. But did I do it? No, I did not.

3. Nancy Pelosi:

   On Thursday, Ranking Member Levin plans to offer a substitute, which recognizes that TPP has the potential to raise standards and open new markets for U.S. businesses, workers and farmers, and makes suggestions on how to do so, i support the Levin substitute and thank Ranking Member Levin for his dedication to finding a path to yes, and for his leadership to increase the paychecks of American workers.

4. Caitlyn Jenner:

   As far as LGBT issues, yes, he's made some mistakes, i don't support him in everything that he does. But we needed to shake the system up.

5. Chief Executive Bob Iger:

   I feel relieved, yes, but really I think I feel validated, i feel that the people who made this film are getting the proper praise both from critics and from audiences.

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