What is another word for yes?
Pronunciation:
[ jˈɛs], [ jˈɛs], [ j_ˈɛ_s]
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Similar words for yes:
- compliant (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- submissive (adjective)
- other relevant words (adverb)
- precisely (adverb)
- certainly (adverb)
- granted (adverb)
- precisely (adverb)
- yes (adverb)
- acceptance (noun)
- affirmative (noun)
- consent (noun)
- nod (noun)
- okay (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- acquiesce (verb)
- agree (verb)
- consent (verb)
- grovel (verb)
- subscribe (verb)
- other synonyms
- agree
- all-right
- consent
- grovel
- of course
- other relevant words
- surely
Synonyms for Yes:
adj.
• compliant (adjective) • Other relevant words: (adjective)- uncomplaining,
- nonresistant,
- Nonresisting,
- unresisting,
- giving-in,
- bowing down,
- non-resistant,
- comformable.
- yesser,
- more giving in,
- most obeying,
- more nonresisting,
- most givingin,
- more obeying,
- re signed,
- more nonresistant,
- most complying,
- most uncomplaining,
- more givingin,
- most giving-in,
- more uncomplaining,
- most unresisting,
- re-signed,
- un resisting,
- most nonresisting,
- more giving-in,
- more unresisting,
- most nonresistant,
- sub missive,
- givingin,
- yessest,
- non resisting,
- un-complaining,
- un complaining,
- un-resisting,
- most giving in,
- non-resisting.
adv
• Other relevant words: (adverb) • precisely (adverb)adv.
• certainly (adverb) • granted (adverb) • precisely (adverb) • yes (adverb)n.
• acceptance (noun)- compliance,
- okay,
- Securing,
- accepting,
- Gaining,
- admission,
- approval,
- Obtaining,
- reception,
- cooperation,
- taking on,
- go-ahead,
- getting,
- green light,
- undertaking,
- recognition,
- Receiving,
- receipt,
- acquiring,
- acknowledgment.
- yea.
- blank check,
- allowance,
- stamp of approval,
- concurrence,
- sufferance,
- authorization,
- accord,
- blessing,
- understanding,
- leave,
- sanction,
- carte blanche,
- say so.
- beckon,
- indication,
- signal,
- greeting,
- inclination,
- sign,
- bow,
- salute,
- dip.
v.
• acquiesce (verb)- give in,
- adjust,
- conform,
- set,
- adapt,
- submit,
- comply,
- allow,
- pass,
- reconcile,
- approve,
- go along,
- play ball,
- cut a deal,
- come across,
- buy,
- accommodate,
- yield,
- jibe,
- cry uncle,
- concur.
- side with,
- acknowledge,
- check,
- clinch the deal,
- recognize,
- take one up on,
- be of the same mind,
- come to terms,
- see eye to eye,
- grant,
- give the go-ahead,
- make a deal,
- give green light,
- buy into,
- give blessing,
- engage,
- pass on,
- go along with,
- bury the hatchet,
- concede,
- admit,
- give carte blanche,
- permit,
- settle.
- give up,
- let,
- say yes,
- roll over,
- throw in the towel,
- give the nod,
- sign off on,
- fold,
- bless,
- knuckle under.
- cringe,
- brown-nose,
- crouch,
- play up to,
- eat humble pie,
- revere,
- kowtow,
- apple-polish,
- butter up,
- cower,
- court,
- fall all over,
- make up to,
- snivel,
- wheedle,
- stoop,
- blandish,
- kneel,
- beg for mercy,
- soft-soap,
- make much of,
- humble oneself,
- suck up to,
- cater to,
- crawl,
- bootlick,
- beseech,
- creep,
- eat dirt,
- pamper,
- flatter,
- truckle,
- eat crow,
- bow and scrape,
- implore,
- kiss one's feet,
- beg,
- humor.
- giving stamp of approval give the goahead,
- give stamp approval give the go ahead,
- co signed,
- under writing,
- sub-scribes,
- gave stamp approval give the goahead,
- under writes,
- give stamp approval give goahead,
- gave stamp of approval give go-ahead,
- give stamp of approval give go ahead,
- signatured,
- holds with,
- give stamp of approval give the go ahead,
- sub-scribing,
- giving stamp approval give the go-ahead,
- gave stamp approval give goahead,
- give stamp approval give the goahead,
- gives stamp approval give go ahead,
- under-written,
- rubber-stamping,
- give stamp approval give the go-ahead,
- under-sign,
- under-signed,
- gat behind,
- giving stamp approval give go ahead,
- giving stamp of approval give go ahead,
- gives stamp approval give the go ahead,
- giving stamp of approval give go-ahead,
- auto graphing,
- co-signs,
- rubberstamped,
- under signing,
- co sign,
- gave stamp approval give the go-ahead,
- give stamp of approval give go-ahead,
- giving stamp approval give goahead,
- gives stamp of approval give the goahead,
- gives stamp approval give goahead,
- auto graphed,
- gave stamp of approval give go ahead,
- giving stamp of approval give the go-ahead,
- under-signs,
- under-writing,
- holding with,
- co-signed,
- puts john hancock on,
- gives stamp approval give the go-ahead,
- giving stamp approval give the go ahead,
- cosigns,
- gives stamp of approval give go ahead,
- giving stamp approval give the goahead,
- auto-graphed,
- co signing,
- under-wrote,
- gives stamp of approval give the go-ahead,
- gives stamp approval give go-ahead,
- gave stamp of approval give the go ahead,
- rubberstamping,
- gave stamp approval give go ahead,
- sub scribe,
- rubberstamps,
- gave stamp approval give the go ahead,
- give stamp of approval give the goahead,
- under written,
- co signs,
- sub scribing,
- sub scribes,
- under-writes,
- under-write,
- rubber-stamped,
- auto-graphing,
- under wrote,
- gave stamp of approval give the goahead,
- sub-scribed,
- cosigned,
- gives stamp of approval give go-ahead,
- held with,
- give stamp approval give go ahead,
- under sign,
- gave stamp of approval give goahead,
- sub scribed,
- got behind,
- putting john hancock on,
- under write,
- cosigning,
- signaturing,
- co-signing,
- gotten behind,
- under signs,
- gave stamp of approval give the go-ahead.
Other synonyms:
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•
- agreed,
- affirmative,
- YUP,
- drink to,
- exactly,
- Roger,
- uh-huh,
- okey-dokey,
- oh,
- Aye,
- ditto,
- indubitably,
- YEP,
- fire away,
- yeah,
- right on.
-
•
- all-right,
- gladly,
- accede,
- acquiescence,
- unquestionably,
- rather,
- totally,
- assuredly,
- done,
- certainly,
- definitely,
- acquiesce,
- quite,
- assent.
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•
- of course,
- great,
- willingly,
- undoubtedly.
-
•
- agreement,
- sure,
- absolutely.
-
•
- course.
-
•
- good.
-
•
- accept.
- passing on,
- passes on,
- coming to terms,
- take up on,
- take upon,
- give go-ahead,
- passed on,
- take one on.
- O.K..
- eating humble pie,
- soft-soaping,
- brown-nosing,
- fall over,
- falls over,
- kiss feet,
- caters to,
- catered to,
- soft-soaped,
- making much of,
- catering to,
- humoring.
- gave in,
- gets behind,
- ink,
- rubberstamp,
- roll over and play dead,
- caving in,
- give stamp of approval give the go-ahead,
- give out,
- inks,
- cosign,
- get behind,
- bow to,
- subscribe,
- say uncle,
- rubber-stamps,
- grovel,
- rubber stamped,
- shake on,
- hold with,
- agree,
- caves in,
- dittoed,
- cave in,
- come around,
- Inked,
- surely,
- Inking,
- co-sign.
How to use "Yes" in context?
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The word "yes" is usually associated with approval or agreement. When someone says "yes," they are reinforcing what you said, confirming that they heard you, and that you are all on the same page.
When people use the word "yes," they are often trying to avoid conflict. Saying "yes" often agreements, allows both people to save face, and avoids any disagreements that could arise later on.
The word "yes" can also have different meanings depending on the context.
Paraphrases for Yes:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Foreign word
yeah.
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Symbol
yeah.
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Foreign word
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Reverse Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
y-yes.
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Noun, plural
y-yes.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Adjective, comparative
bigger.
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Adjective
affirmative, aye-aye, ex-husband, such, sure, Aye, -yeah.
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Proper noun, singular
affirmative, sure, Aye, Was, Does, Hey, DUI, levels, states, HRS, chuckles, mis, -yeah.
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Noun, plural
yeah, Bodies, Companies, Cops, Potatoes, Keys, Chihuahuas, supporters, meetings, bonds, doctors, systems, cases, answers, interests, procedures, designs, advocates, results, lifeboats, questions, looks, roofs, HRS, EES, VOTES, sittings, proponents, products, ceilings, chemicals, liquors, phones.
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Adverb
actually, admittedly, already, indeed, maybe, positively, rather, sure, surely, verily, yeah, Affirmatively, Aye, Hey, Hell, yesto, yeah..
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Interjection
alas, indeed, maybe, pumps, res, sure, Was, Children, Does, Feet, Gentlemen, Hey, Ladies, donations, questions, girls, esters, alcohols, -yeah.
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Verb, past tense
called, found, said, saw, scared, sure, yeah, Achieved, Asked, Was, Died, Knew, Picked.
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Verb, past participle
conducted, ended, equipped, linked, opposed, seized, starved, yeah, Achieved, Allowed, Strapped, reviewed.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Began.
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Adjective, comparative
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Other Related
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Cardinal number
yeah.
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Adjective
yeah, reyes-torrena.
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Proper noun, singular
yeah.
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Interjection
affirmative, yeah, Aye.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
yeah.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
yeah.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
yeah.
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Verb, base form
yeah.
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Cardinal number
Hyponym for Yes:
n.
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communication
affirmative.
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communication
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