Nearby Words
| Main Entry: |
yea
 [yey] 
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | yes |
| Synonyms: | affirmative, aye, certainly, okay, surely, yep, yup |
| Notes: | yea is the word for an oral vote or hurrah; yeah is another word for yes |
| Antonyms: | nay, no |
| Main Entry: | yea |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | affirmative |
| Synonyms: | aye, indeed, okay, truly, vote, yeah, yes |
| Antonyms: | nay |
| 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
- Yea yea a tad alarmist and maybe improbable as well.
- Yea you really messed this one up big time and its nothing you can do at this time to really get them to consider you seriously.
- There are too many variables involved to vote yea or nay.
| Main Entry: | yes |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | agreed |
| Synonyms: | affirmative, all right*, amen, aye, beyond a doubt, by all means, certainly, definitely, even so, exactly, fine, gladly, good, good enough, granted, indubitably, just so, most assuredly, naturally, of course, okay*, positively, precisely, sure thing, surely, true, undoubtedly, unquestionably, very well, willingly, without fail, yea, yep |
| Antonyms: | disagreed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | OK |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | yes |
| Synonyms: | absolutely, affirmative, agreed, all right*, amen, assuredly, aye, beyond a doubt, by all means, certainly, definitely, even so, exactly, fine, gladly, good, good enough, granted, indubitably, just so, most assuredly, naturally, of course, okay*, positively, precisely, roger, sure thing, surely, true, undoubtedly, unquestionably, very well, willingly, without fail, yea, yep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | right on |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | yes |
| Synonyms: | absolutely, affirmative, agreed, all right*, amen, assuredly, aye, beyond a doubt, by all means, certainly, definitely, even so, exactly, fine, gladly, good, good enough, granted, indubitably, just so, most assuredly, naturally, of course, okay*, positively, precisely, roger, sure thing, surely, true, undoubtedly, unquestionably, very well, willingly, without fail, yea, yep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | roger |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | yes |
| Synonyms: | absolutely, affirmative, agreed, all right*, amen, assuredly, aye, beyond a doubt, by all means, certainly, definitely, even so, exactly, fine, gladly, good, good enough, granted, indubitably, just so, most assuredly, naturally, of course, okay*, positively, precisely, sure thing, surely, true, undoubtedly, unquestionably, very well, willingly, without fail, yea, yep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | uh-huh |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | yes |
| Synonyms: | absolutely, affirmative, agreed, all right*, amen, assuredly, aye, beyond a doubt, by all means, certainly, definitely, even so, exactly, fine, gladly, good, good enough, granted, indubitably, just so, most assuredly, naturally, of course, okay*, positively, precisely, roger, sure thing, surely, true, undoubtedly, unquestionably, very well, willingly, without fail, yea, yep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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