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

And just remember that ​question for ⁠a couple of days from now, okay? — Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

The police officer, whose name has not been released, was transported to a Plano hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm and is expected to be okay, officials told CBS News Texas. — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Even the ads that are supposedly okay for kids can be overstimulating and aggressive, so try to be vigilant on those, too. — Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

The accuser recalled banging on the locked toilet door to escape and says a man outside may have shouted to ask if everything was okay. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

This felt like another ploy from City to yet again prove that nothing is wrong, and everything will be totally okay. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

But if the fear of small fluctuations in your blood sugar is still weighing on you, that’s okay. — Sukhman Rekhi, Verywell Health, 13 Oct. 2026

Of course, your weekend thrift store trip may end with nothing at all, which is okay. — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 10 Oct. 2026

Today’s program is explicitly for women who have an impending release date, are okay with speaking to the press, and willing to be on camera for Beauty Beyond Bars’ and Allure’s social channels. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026

Adverb

But if you weren’t convinced by these results or don’t feel in the mood to follow yet another social media trend in your fitness routine, that’s okay too. — Sukhman Rekhi, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026

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

Verb

That’s an absolutely legitimate, if superfluous, directorial choice, and one that the playwright surely must have okayed. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026

Maybe the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, the federal interagency board which reviews overseas buyers’ acquisitions, will go on to okay the arrangement, as required. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

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