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adverb

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1 not in any degree, way, or under any condition

this cake is no better than the last one we made

Synonyms of no

never, none, nothing, noway (or noways), nowise

Words Related to no

nowhere near

Phrases Synonymous with no

by no means, in no wise, nothing doing, on no account

Near Antonyms of no

completely, extremely, full, fully, par excellence, right, very

altogether, exactly

somehow, someway (also someways)

out

Antonyms of no

anyhow, anyway, anywise, at all, ever, half, however

2 certainly not

in no uncertain terms we were told to leave

Synonyms of no

hardly, ill, none, noway (usually no way), scarcely

Words Related to no

near, never, nothing, nowhere, nowise

Phrases Synonymous with no

by no means, nothing doing, on no account

Near Antonyms of no

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

Antonyms of no

absolutely, certainly, completely, definitely, positively, surely

no

interjection

Synonyms and Antonyms of no

how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable

no—you can't possibly mean that I failed that test! I studied for days!

Synonyms of no

ah, aha, come on, fie, indeed, my word, pshaw, well, what, why

Words Related to no

gee, gee whiz, ha, hello, hey, lo, oh

fiddlesticks, phooey, pooh

there

oops (or whoops), ugh

egad, gad, gadzooks [archaic], (the) deuce, the devil, the dickens, zounds

no

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of no

1 a vote or decision against something

though I wanted spaghetti for dinner, the consensus was a decisive no

Synonyms of no

nay, negative, non placet

Words Related to no

con

blackball, veto

denial, negation, refusal

Near Antonyms of no

pro

acceptance, approval, grace

Antonyms of no

positive, yea, yes

2 an unwillingness to grant something asked for

gave him a polite no when he asked her to dance

Synonyms of no

declination, denial, disallowance, nay, nonacceptance, refusal, rejection, turndown

Words Related to no

rebuff, repudiation, repulse, spurn

negative

ban, injunction, veto

deterrence, discouragement, repression, suppression

Near Antonyms of no

acceptance, accession, acquiescence, agreement, assent, authorization, clearance, concurrence, consent, leave, license (or licence), permission, sanction, sufferance

imprimatur, seal, signature, stamp

Antonyms of no

allowance, approval, grant, OK (or okay)

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