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