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Synonyms for okay
ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪokay

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  1. O.K., OK, okay, okey, okehadjective

    an endorsement

    "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead"

    Synonyms:
    okeh, okey

    Antonyms:
    unsatisfactory

  2. all right, fine, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-doryverb

    being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

    "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"

    Synonyms:
    ok, hunky-dory, fine, all right, o.k.

    Antonyms:
    unsatisfactory

  3. approve, O.K., okay, sanctionadverb

    give sanction to

    "I approve of his educational policies"

    Synonyms:
    sanction, approve

    Antonyms:
    unsatisfactory

  4. okay, O.K., all right, alrightadverb

    in a satisfactory or adequate manner

    "she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right')

    Synonyms:
    very well, fine, all right, alright

    Antonyms:
    unsatisfactory

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How to use okay in a sentence?

  1. Stephen Breyer:

    You can't say never, if it always holds, we wouldn't have Brown versus Board [ of Education ]. But, if it never holds, we're really in trouble in terms of the stability of the law. Okay ? Wonderful. This has occurred to you, this problem. And do you have anything to say that will help me decide this kind of balance ?

  2. Theresa Purcell:

    There was a ramp right next to the plane and she was like, ‘Oh, it’s too late,’ so I was like ‘Okay, so we can’t just, the ramp is right there. Can’t you guys just push it right here so I can get on?’ and she’s like, ‘Oh, I’m sorry.

  3. Stan McChrystal:

    If we have someone who is as selfless and as committed as James Mattis ', resigns James Mattis ' position walking away from all the responsibility James Mattis ' feels for every service member in our forces, and James Mattis ' does so in a public way like that, we ought to stop and say, okay, why did he do it ? we ought to ask what kind of commander in chief he had that James Mattis ', that the good Marine, felt James Mattis ' had to walk away.

  4. Nandini Satija:

    Some people say it is okay to be fat but you must think of being healthy,I personally think loving yourself ,your body is the healthiest thing one can do.

  5. Jacqueline Dougé:

    It's going to have an impact on any child's physical and emotion health, so we need to turn it off and really engage with our kids and make sure that they're okay.


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