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variants or okay
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as in satisfactory
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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

OK

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adverb

variants or okay

OK

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noun

variants or okay

OK

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verb

variants or okay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for OK
Adjective
  • The findings are available to the public at cdc.gov, with a score of 86 and above deemed satisfactory and anything under considered unsatisfactory.
    Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The player: Luis Ortiz Ortiz’s first three starts, respectively, could be classified as ugly, satisfactory and excellent.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Still, such ideas have received pushback because of the risk involved, the new technology that would need to be developed and the fact that Hubble's doing just fine at the moment.
    Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • But that hasn't stopped some players from discovering that many mods created for the 2006 original seem to work just fine in the new game with a bare minimum of installation headaches.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Across the board, the majority of polls show Trump's approval hovering between 30 percent and 40 percent, with disapproval frequently exceeding 60 percent.
    Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
  • In the past, the FCC has conditioned Starlink satellite approvals on working with the NSF to prevent interference with astronomy research.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • By offering insights that go beyond a simple FICO score, AI can help lenders approve more loans with confidence.
    Naeem Ghauri, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The House followed suit on April 28, approving it 409-2. President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In effect, New York claimed the right to dictate energy policy for all of New England, whether the citizens who actually reside in that region accepted and agreed with New York’s energy policies, or not.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • At what cost? The United States already has this type of agreement with the government of El Salvador, which notably has been accepting Venezuelan nationals and housing them in the country's notorious Terrorism Confinement Center, known as CECOT.
    Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • The forthcoming rain was good news for crews battling a wildfire in central New Jersey that erupted on April 22 and has consumed 12,250 acres.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Okay, top-10 best movie entrance of all time for Blake Lively.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But the concept is something that may not be acceptable to the public.
    TIME Staff, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Suicide and euthanasia are never morally acceptable options.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, responded in an entirely predictable way in this new golden age of billionaire bootlickers seeking Trump’s blessings.
    Chris Brennan, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • And this has been a blessing and a curse as owners, seeking no monetary return, financially stretch the club to climb the pyramid.
    Matt Slater, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“OK.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/OK. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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