yep

adverb

\ ˈyep

How to pronounce yep (audio)

or with glottal stop instead of p\

variants: or yup \ ˈyəp

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Definition of yep

: yes

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Synonyms & Antonyms for yep

Synonyms

all right, alright, aye (also ay), exactly, OK (or okay), okeydoke (or okeydokey), yea, yeah, yes, yo

Antonyms

nay, no, no way, scarcely

Examples of yep in a Sentence

“That's really what she said?” “Yep”

Recent Examples on the Web

James had 15 rebounds, seven assists and, yep, 45 points as the Cavaliers won 105-101. — Pete Grathoff, kansascity, "'My QB is a prophet' Patrick Mahomes correctly predicts LeBron's scoring total | The Kansas City Star," 30 Apr. 2018 Yep - the new head coach at Texas came to Ohio State's graduation. — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, "Cardale Jones - from playing school to graduating from Ohio State - got it right: Doug Lesmerises," 9 May 2017

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