What are some opposite words for YES?

Antonyms for YES
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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

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Princeton's WordNet3.7 / 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

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  1. nuh-uh

    Submitted by acronimous on July 17, 2023  

How to use YES in a sentence?

  1. Trip AbroadPresident Biden:

    Yes, if there's crimes committed against Russia, and the people committing those crimes are being harbored in the United States, I'm committing to holding United States accountable.

  2. Marco Rubio:

    If any president tries to impede an investigation -- any president, no matter who it is -- by interfering with the FBI, yes that would be problematic. Not just problematic, it would be obviously, you know, a potential obstruction of justice that people have to make a decision on -- any president, that said, we don't know if that's what happened here.

  3. Alexandra Block:

    There's so much weaselly language about how officers should you know, consider the totality of the circumstances or consider alternatives to chasing people, but there aren't enough black and white rules that officers must follow, and so you get officers in the split-second decision-making circumstances where if they haven't been trained on either yes chase somebody, or don't chase somebody under a circumstance, they are likely to make a wrong decision.

  4. Police Chief Ronald Hess:

    We'll review the whole case with the county prosecutor, and if they determine he violated some law, then yes (he could be charged).

  5. Philip Townsend:

    Does the regulation prohibit references to politics and religion? Yes, and I can guarantee you that we will look at this situation.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#48no
#484yes
#2605negative
#12205nay
#16112nope
#20554nah
#48059naw

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