YES: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for YES?

Need another word that means the same as “yes”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “yes” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Yes” are: approval, seal of approval, approbation, endorsement, welcome, encouragement

Yes as a Noun

Definitions of "Yes" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “yes” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An affirmative.
• An affirmative answer or decision, especially in voting.

Synonyms of "Yes" as a noun (6 Words)

approbation	Official recognition or approval. A term of approbation.
approval	The formal act of approving. He bought it on approval.
encouragement	The act of giving hope or support to someone. Thank you for all your support and encouragement.
endorsement	A promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books. The entertainer made millions from Pepsi endorsements.
seal of approval	A device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents.
welcome	The state of being welcome. The proposal got a warm welcome.

Usage Examples of "Yes" as a noun

• Answering with assured and ardent yeses.
• I was hoping for a yes.

Associations of "Yes" (30 Words)

accede	To agree or express agreement. By now John had died and Henry III had acceded.
accord	(of a concept or fact) be harmonious or consistent with. Opposition groups refused to sign the accord.
agree	Be in accord be in agreement. White wine doesn t agree with me.
allow	Allow or plan for a certain possibility concede the truth or validity of something. Allow for mistakes.
answer	Give the correct answer or solution to. She rang Edward s house hoping the housekeeper would answer.
approbation	Official approval. A term of approbation.
approve	Officially agree to or accept as satisfactory. He approved himself ripe for military command.
assent	Official agreement or sanction. The Maestro assented to the request for an encore.
coincide	Go with, fall together. On Friday afternoons we generally coincided.
concur	Agree with (a decision or opinion. We strongly concur with this recommendation.
concurrence	The temporal property of two things happening at the same time. The number of possible concurrences in the diagram.
consensus	A general agreement. Those rights and obligations are based on an unstated consensus.
consent	Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something. He indicated his consent.
endorsement	A signature that validates something. The package was regarded as an endorsement of the government s reform programme.
goodbye	An instance of saying goodbye a parting. We said our goodbyes and set off.
greet	Express greetings upon meeting someone. Some of the customers greeted the barman in Gaelic.
greeting	A polite word or sign of welcome or recognition. She raised her hand in greeting.
handshake	An act of shaking a person’s hand with one’s own as a greeting.
hello	Say or shout hello. Every morning they exchanged polite hellos.
hi	A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands.
oh	A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region.
ok	An expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence. Things are okay.
okay	Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition. Things are okay.
permissible	Permitted; allowed. A kind of speculation that was permissible in cosmology but inadmissible in medicine.
permission	The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization. He received permission to go to Brussels.
ratify	Sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid. Both countries were due to ratify the treaty by the end of the year.
sanction	Give religious sanction to such as through on oath. The United States had agreed to lift economic sanctions.
welcoming	Very cordial. The cast and crew were very welcoming.
wow	A joke that seems extremely funny. The speaker wowed the audience.
yeah	Not only so, but.