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adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of no

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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