Thesaurus:yes
THESAURUS | yes |
English
Synonyms
- affirmative
- ahuh
- ar
- arr
- ay
- aye
- indeed
- indeedy
- ja
- mhm
- oui
- uh-huh
- ya
- yah
- yass
- yassuh
- yea
- yeah
- yeh
- yep
- yepperoni
- yeppers
- yeppity
- yer
- yes
- yesh
- yessiree
- yessum
- yiss
- yup
- yuppers
- yuppity
- yus
Antonyms
- no [WS]
Hyponyms
- absolutely
- all right
- all righty
- by all means
- certainly [WS]
- correct
- damn right
- damn straight
- definitely
- exactly
- for sure
- fuck yeah
- I think so
- indubitably
- OK
- okay
- okey-dokey
- quite
- rather
- right
- right-ho
- right on
- right you are
- righto
- righty
- righty-ho
- sure
- sure thing
- yeah-huh
- yes way
- yes'm
- yessir
- you bet
- you betcha
- you'd better believe it
Various
- och aye (UK, Scotland)
- oh ar (UK, West Midlands)
- oh yeah
- oo arr (UK, West Country)
- wye aye (UK, Geordie)
See also
- does a bear shit in the woods
- does the Pope shit in the woods
- is the Pope Catholic
Sense: denoting exuberant approval
- See Thesaurus:yay
Sense: denoting excitement
- See Thesaurus:wow
Further reading
- “488. assent” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “yes” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.