YES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

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adverb

ˈyes

Definition of yes

as in yeah

used to express agreement yes, I'll be ready for the test tomorrow

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noun

as in affirmative

a vote or decision for something the bill passed with 50 "yeses" and 12 "noes"

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Recent Examples of yes

Adverb

As a result, the watermark is randomly distributed across the entire length of the protein, and detecting one isn’t a simple yes-or-no question. — ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 Brown 17, New Haven 10 On the same day Yale opened its season, UNH fell to 1-3– yes, the Chargers have already played four games– with a loss to Ivy opponent Brown. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

Noun

Both measures had fewer yes votes than Proposition 40 after 60% of the count. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2026 In San Francisco, a yes vote would leave city officials with the next question of how to pay for it. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for yes

Recent Examples of Synonyms for yes

Adverb

Between this and Joe’s roughage comment, is everyone doing okay in the castle?

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
But if you weren’t convinced by these results or don’t feel in the mood to follow yet another social media trend in your fitness routine, that’s okay too.

— Sukhman Rekhi, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of OK

Noun

While 1990s Teri Hatcher would indeed reply in the affirmative, the nagging disbelief is relatable.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
This question was answered in the thundering affirmative by two groups of late-19th-century Protestant social activists whose retail legacies continue, even now, to thrive across all 50 states.

— Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

Definition of affirmative

Adverb

Motorists were able to get around alright within individual cities and towns, but there was no decent network connecting them.

— Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Though the spacecraft seemed to work alright, the crew got a little snippy during their 11 days in space.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of alright

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