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Synonyms for yes
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  1. yesadverb

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

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

  2. yesadverb

    To agree with, to affirm, to approve.

    Was that a yes?

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

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

  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

Princeton's WordNet3.7 / 3 votes

  1. yesnoun

    an affirmative

    "I was hoping for a yes"

    Antonyms:
    no

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. yesadjective

    Synonyms:
    yea, ay, aye

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  1. yesadverb

    Synonyms:
    yea, aye, ay

  2. yesnoun

    Synonyms:
    affirmative, consent

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "yes":

    yeah, sim, yep, oui, aye, -yes, , -yeah, yup, yea, sure, affirmative, so, um, jah, right, yeses, eah, if, oh, okay

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How to use yes in a sentence?

  1. Jake Sullivan:

    We have begun to communicate with the Iranians on this issue, yes, and we will continue to do so as we go forward.

  2. Jamaal Bowman:

    Yes, if the president is running for office, if he is running, I will support him.

  3. Chuck Schumer:

    Advocates on both sides have strong cases for their point of view that cannot simply be dismissed. This has made evaluating the agreement a difficult and deliberate endeavor, and after deep study, careful thought and considerable soul-searching, I have decided I must oppose the agreement and will vote yes on a motion of disapproval.

  4. Hajime Funada:

    There is no change in the goal toward which we are working but greater efforts are needed now to achieve that goal, rather than a matter of 'yes' or 'no' toward revising Article 9 itself, trust and expectations toward Prime Minister Abe, who is advocating it, have fallen sharply.

  5. John Cornyn:

    It was a complete flip-flop. Everything he said he was against, now he's for, i just wonder what the transaction was that got him to yes.


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