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| Main Entry: |
nay
 [ney] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | no |
| Synonyms: | against, denial, negative |
| Notes: | nay is a negative vote or reply or voter, while neigh is the characteristic sound made by a horse |
| Antonyms: | yeah |
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| Main Entry: | negative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contradiction |
| Synonyms: | denial, disavowal, nay, refusal, refutation |
| Antonyms: | positive |
| Main Entry: | vote |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decision or right to decide representation |
| Synonyms: | aye, ballot, choice, franchise, majority, nay, plebiscite, poll, referendum, secret ballot, show of hands, suffrage, tally, ticket, will, wish, yea, yes or no |
Example Sentences
- The kids are our future too, aren't they, nay the leaders of tomorrow.
- Every striation is visible, nay gleaming, oiled and under the lights.
- Nay saying this does not recognize the use of off peak storage facilities.
| Main Entry: | voice vote |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vote without ballot |
| Synonyms: | aye, nay, show of hands, viva voce vote, yea, yeas and nays |
| Main Entry: | no |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, interjection |
| Definition: | negative |
| Synonyms: | nay, never, nix, not |
| Antonyms: | yes |
| Main Entry: | nope |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | no |
| Synonyms: | absolutely not, by no means, nay, negative, never, nix, no way, not at all, not by any means, nothing doing |
| Main Entry: | traversal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | denial |
| Synonyms: | abnegation, abstaining, adjuration, brush-off, cold shoulder, contradiction, controversion, declination, disaffirmance, disaffirmation, disallowance, disapproval, disavowal, disclaimer, dismissing, disproof, dissent, forswearing, gainsaying, nay, negation, negative, nix, no way, nonacceptance, noncommittal, prohibition, protestation, rebuff, rebuttal, refraining, refusing, refutal, refutation, rejecting, rejection, renegement, renouncement, renunciation, repudiating, repudiation, repulse, retraction, statement, turndown, veto |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Main Entry: | denial |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
at issue upon, cashiered, contradictory, denied, denying, negative, negatory, recusant
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