Synonyms of OK

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adjective

ō-ˈkā 

variants or okay

1

as in alright

being to one's liking

that dinner was OK, but I liked yesterday's better

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alright
• fine
• good
• acceptable
• satisfactory
• all right
• nice
• agreeable
• hunky-dory
• palatable
• pleasing
• delicious
• welcome
• copacetic
• ducky
• jake
• pleasant
• delightful
• adequate
• gratifying
• felicitous
• tolerable
• dreamy
• decent
• delectable
• passable
• scrumptious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsatisfactory
• bad
• disagreeable
• poor
• unacceptable
• wanting
• deficient
• lousy
• inferior
• wretched
• substandard
• mediocre
• second-class
• punk
• middling
• second-rate

2

as in fine

of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards

this latest draft of the essay is OK but could be better

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fine
• adequate
• decent
• satisfactory
• good
• acceptable
• all right
• tolerable
• useful
• serviceable
• respectable
• passable
• up to snuff
• suitable
• fairish
• minimal
• worthy
• fair
• agreeable
• average
• appropriate
• bearable
• correct
• indifferent
• right
• mediocre
• ordinary
• fitting
• standard
• satisfying
• common
• middling
• meet
• so-so
• proper
• sufferable
• endurable
• due
• run-of-the-mine
• unexceptional
• gratifying
• run-of-the-mill
• second-rate
• seemly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unacceptable
• wrong
• inadequate
• insufficient
• unsatisfactory
• lacking
• wanting
• bad
• useless
• deficient
• objectionable
• unfit
• unsuitable
• unworthy
• improper
• imperfect
• disagreeable
• mean
• indecent
• cheap
• defective
• incomplete
• disreputable
• pitiful
• poor
• faulty
• shoddy
• insufficient
• lamentable
• short
• shabby
• spare
• intolerable
• meager
• unbearable
• stingy
• skimpy
• great
• special
• insufferable
• miserly
• miserable
• unendurable
• extreme
• atrocious
• scanty
• optimal
• maximum
• optimum
• dandy
• exceptional
• fancy
• vile
• wretched
• execrable
• supreme
• dissatisfying
• wonderful
• neat
• terrific
• top
• superior
• prime
• superb
• splendid
• noble
• divine
• marvelous
• first-class
• exquisite
• par excellence
• grand
• keen
• fabulous
• unparalleled
• classic
• swell
• A1
• banner
• unmatched
• heavenly
• boss
• superlative
• stellar
• premium
• nifty
• peerless
• sensational
• matchless
• first-rate
• high-grade
• preeminent
• sterling
• unsurpassed
• capital
• maximized
• supernal
• jim-dandy
• groovy
• top-notch
• crackerjack
• tip-top
• bang-up

OK

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adverb

ō-ˈkā 

variants or okay

1

as in good

in a satisfactory way

you did OK on that last test

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fine
• alright
• good
• nicely
• well
• correctly
• adequately
• sufficiently
• acceptably
• decently
• so-so
• respectably
• all right
• tolerably
• satisfactorily
• passably
• happily
• creditably
• serviceably
• appropriately
• rightly
• middlingly
• efficiently
• aptly
• suitably
• fittingly
• seemly
• effectively
• felicitously
• neatly
• satisfyingly
• gratifyingly
• decorously
• congruously
• effectually
• meetly
• tidily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poorly
• badly
• bad
• ill
• inadequately
• insufficiently
• intolerably
• unacceptably
• unsatisfactorily
• unbearably
• incorrectly
• awfully
• terribly
• inappropriately
• horribly
• deficiently
• miserably
• dreadfully
• disastrously
• deplorably
• indecently
• unsuitably
• horrendously
• horridly

2

as in yes

used to express agreement

OK, fine, I'll go to the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yes
• alright
• yeah
• all right
• positively
• yep
• aye
• yo
• certainly
• absolutely
• exactly
• okeydoke
• yea
• indeed
• undoubtedly
• assuredly
• unquestionably
• indisputably

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• no
• nay
• scarcely
• no way

OK

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noun

ō-ˈkā 

variants or okay

as in approval

an acceptance of something as satisfactory

our supervisor gave his OK on the project, so we can go ahead with it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approval
• favor
• blessing
• nod
• assent
• support
• clean bill of health
• vote
• pat on the back
• approbation
• imprimatur
• backing
• endorsement
• consent
• liking
• ratification
• sanction
• agreement
• thumbs-up
• satisfaction
• rubber stamp
• goodwill
• benediction
• formalization
• finalization
• concurrence
• cachet
• acceptation
• accession
• countenance
• homologation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disapproval
• refusal
• rejection
• criticism
• disfavor
• dislike
• repudiation
• disapprobation
• dissatisfaction
• condemnation
• censure
• depreciation
• disparagement
• denunciation
• reproach
• opprobrium
• reprobation
• reprehension
• deprecation

OK

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verb

ō-ˈkā 

variants or okay

1

as in to approve

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory

a judge will have to OK the search warrant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approve
• ratify
• confirm
• accept
• endorse
• finalize
• authorize
• acknowledge
• sanction
• sign
• warrant
• clear
• formalize
• affirm
• bless
• initial
• accredit
• validate
• approbate
• enable
• certify
• permit
• homologate
• allow
• pass
• license
• sanctify
• legalize
• sign off (on)
• canonize
• reapprove
• rubber-stamp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reject
• deny
• negative
• turn down
• disapprove
• decline
• veto
• disallow
• ignore
• prohibit
• forbid
• enjoin
• ban
• disregard
• proscribe
• refuse
• overlook
• neglect
• rebut
• illegalize
• interdict
• spurn
• rebuff

2

as in to accept

to have a favorable opinion of

I'm glad that my friends OK'd my choice of girlfriend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accept
• tolerate
• like
• approve (of)
• go for
• care (for)
• subscribe (to)
• favor
• enjoy
• support
• applaud
• take kindly to
• hold with
• recommend
• salute
• concur (in)
• countenance
• praise
• consent (to)
• uphold
• sustain
• endure
• stand by
• commend
• assent (to)
• laud
• back (up)
• acclaim
• bear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disapprove (of)
• criticize
• damn
• frown (on or upon)
• condemn
• disparage
• denounce
• hate
• mind
• dislike
• censure
• deprecate
• depreciate
• oppose
• dissent (from)
• loathe
• object (to)
• detest
• disfavor
• discountenance
• blacklist
• reprehend
• reprobate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of OK

Adjective

Being financially okay is about more than the size of an account balance. — Kristin Vance Richards, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Those local leaders who came in as Democrats five, six, seven years ago wanted to make shoplifting okay, kept the schools closed too long, they got repudiated by voters. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

Yellow is moderately okay, and then green is totally vetted and approved. — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

But things were okay because the Ukrainian army shot down the [rocket]. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

The wiring and the neuroanatomy of the pain system is very much shared between rodents and humans, okay? — Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

Bake until the cake is lightly golden brown on top and a butter knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out mostly clean (a crumb or two attached is okay), 35 to 40 minutes. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026

Osmond was ultimately okay and waited to get her scores even as producers were encouraging her to go to the medic. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

The first Guardians made Marvel Studios feel okay with getting weird, but a more confident sequel was required to maximize the concept’s strange potential. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Adverb

Don’t worry, Bates did okay after that, going on to star in classic films like Misery (1990) and Titanic (1997). — Dylan Kickham, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026

The night ends nicely, with Sandy asking Joe about his mother, who is doing okay. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026

Household financial resilience also remains uneven, even when many adults report doing okay or living comfortably. — Henrik Totterman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Your mother was okay sending you in a car to meet Howard Hughes, knowing his reputation? — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026

Everybody knows that there’ll be certain parts that are doing okay, but a large part of the society in North Korea is very poor. — Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 7 June 2026

All residents are reported okay after a home was damaged by a fire Sunday in Berkley, Michigan. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026

While most houseplants are tropical in origin and, thus, are happiest when receiving bright, indirect light, a handful actually will do okay in windowless rooms. — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025

The characters who invest in romance tend to make it out okay, while many of those who can’t commit are left with tragedy. — Jesse Raub, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2025

Verb

Whitehouse argued Tuesday that even if the DOJ doesn’t try to revive the fund, the fact Blanche okayed it in the first place suggests he shouldn’t be confirmed. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

It was okayed Sunday as part of the budget package for the coming fiscal year and is slated for a vote Friday. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026

That's when Brown claimed the helicopter was okayed by Park Board President Lakeya Webb, the outlet reported. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026

But in August, Paramount got engulfed and devoured by Skydance, in the deal that the FCC okayed only after Paramount’s CBS News made a $16 million cash payoff to the current President. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2025

Rhea did watch my tape and okayed it, and everybody seemed to like me from that. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025

There were also issues with an overlapping property line, apparently okayed in the 1970s but not allowed now. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025