Synonyms of yes

yes 1 of 2

adverb

ˈyes 

as in okay

used to express agreement

yes, I'll be ready for the test tomorrow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• okay
• yeah
• OK
• alright
• yep
• ay
• aye
• positively
• all right
• yo
• yea
• certainly
• absolutely
• exactly
• indeed
• okeydokey
• undoubtedly
• okeydoke
• assuredly
• unquestionably
• indisputably

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• no
• nay
• scarcely
• no way

yes

2 of 2

noun

as in affirmative

a vote or decision for something

the bill passed with 50 "yeses" and 12 "noes"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affirmative
• approval
• yea
• acceptance
• agreement
• consent
• permission
• pro
• sanction
• assent
• accession
• acquiescence
• concurrence

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• no
• nay
• negative
• con
• non placet
• refusal
• veto
• denial
• rejection
• negation
• declination
• disallowance
• blackball
• turndown

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of yes

Adverb

From the non-stop whirring of a receipt printer to the soft clinking of cutlery being placed on porcelain plates, each sound–yes, including the incessant yelling–makes The Bear restaurant feel like home. —Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025

The short answer is yes, jicama is good for you. —Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025

Noun

His answer went from a no to a maybe to a yes. —Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025

Any one of the 50 boats could be intercepted, and that's a yes. —Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025