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

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1. yesnoun

   an affirmative

   "I was hoping for a yes"

   Antonyms:
   no

Matched Categories

1. • Affirmative

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1. yesadjective

   Synonyms:
   yea, ay, aye

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1. yesadverb

   Synonyms:
   yea, aye, ay

2. yesnoun

   Synonyms:
   affirmative, consent

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1. List of paraphrases for "yes":

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

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1. 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.

2. Susie Lee:

   I continue to remind people that, yes, inflation is affecting all of us; it’s causing us to hurt at the gas pump and in the grocery store. But there’s one party that has taken action to take on inflation and there’s one party that wants to use it as a talking point.

3. John Rhys-Davies:

   This is a unique age. We don't want to be judgmental, every other age that has come before us has believed exactly the opposite. I mean, T.S. Eliot referred to 'the common pursuit of true judgment.' Yes. That's what it's about. Getting our judgments right.

4. Mohagher Iqbal:

   Yes, we will help.

5. Gaetan Pellerin:

   People only say yes if they see an interest for themselves.