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

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1. • Affirmative

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:3.7 / 3 votes

1. yesnoun

   an affirmative

   "I was hoping for a yes"

   Antonyms:
   no

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Christophe Galtier:

   Yes, it was very important to get back to winning ways. We have rivals who are pushing hard, we knew that we were going to have a difficult match because Angers is a team that plays good football and poses big problems on a tactical level.

2. Kate Middleton:

   Yes, it is lonely at times, and you do feel quite isolated, but actually, so many other mothers are going through exactly what you are going through.

3. Dulce Patria/Twitter:

   Mexicans are creative, we are talented. It is very easy when you have a neighbor like [Trump] to forget that, it is easy not to believe it. Trump yes. Imagine having him as a neighbor. And everything negative that he says.

4. Raymond Smullyan:

   Because I have been a magician for many years, people have often asked me whether I ever have sawn a woman in half. I reply, Oh, yes I've sawn over seventy women in half in my lifetime, and I'm learning the second half of the trick now.

5. Jessica Vaughan:

   Yes, the judges who ignore this risk are at fault, but Congress provided ICE with a tool to address the problem -- detainers -- which the Obama administration is not allowing its officers to use.

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