- shall we go out to dinner or no
- you're no better than the rest of us
- no, I'm not going
- in no uncertain terms
- it's big, no, it's gigantic
- no-bake pie
- shook his head no
She shook her head no.
this cake is no better than the last one we made
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absolutely, certainly, completely, definitely, positively, surely;
awful, awfully, enormously, exceedingly (also exceeding), extremely, greatly, highly, hugely, immensely, mightily, mighty, most, quite, terribly, very;
assuredly, clearly, hands down, perfectly, plainly, really, truly, unequivocally, unquestionably, utterly;
doubtless, more or less, mostly, rather, slightly, somewhat;
by no means, nothing doing, on no account;
She said she had no money.
I wanted no part of the plan.
They showed no concern for my feelings.
people with little or no experience with computers
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12th century
There were 110 ayes and only 16 noes.
The noes raised their hands.
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1598
declination, denial, disallowance, nay, nonacceptance, refusal, rejection, turndown;
acceptance, accession, acquiescence, agreement, assent, authorization, clearance, concurrence, consent, leave, license (or licence), permission, sanction, sufferance;
imprimatur, seal, signature, stamp;
—used to give a negative answer or reply to a question, request, or offer
: in a way that shows a negative response
—used to introduce a statement that corrects an earlier statement
: not any
—used to say that someone or something is not the kind of person or thing being described
See words that rhyme with no Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for no Spanish Central: Translation of no Nglish: Translation of no for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of no for Arabic speakers
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