no

how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable no—you can't possibly mean that I failed that test! I studied for days! Synonyms ah, aha, come on, fie, indeed, my word, pshaw, well, what, why Related Words gee, gee whiz, ha, hello, hey, lo, oh; fiddlesticks, phooey, pooh; there; oops (or whoops also woops), ugh; egad, gad, gadzooks [archaic], the deuce, the devil, the dickens, zounds

1 a vote or decision against something though I wanted spaghetti for dinner, the consensus was a decisive no Synonyms nay, negative, non placet Related Words con; blackball, veto; denial, negation, refusal Near Antonyms pro; acceptance, approval, grace Antonyms positive, yea, yes

2 an unwillingness to grant something asked for gave him a polite no when he asked her to dance Synonyms declination, disallowance, nay, denial, nonacceptance, refusal, rejection, turndownRelated Words rebuff, repudiation, repulse, spurn; negative; ban, injunction, veto; deterrence, discouragement, repression, suppressionNear Antonyms acceptance, accession, acquiescence, agreement, assent, authorization, clearance, concurrence, consent, leave, license (or licence), permission, sanction, sufferance; imprimatur, seal, signature, stampAntonyms allowance, approval, grant, OK (or okay)