Thesaurus:yes

Thesaurus

yes

English

Adverb

Sense: that is correct

Synonyms

• affirmative
• ahuh
• ar    [⇒ thesaurus]
• arr
• ay
• aye
• da
• indeed
• indeedy
• ja
• mhm
• oui
• uh-huh
• ya
• yah
• yass
• yassuh
• yayuh
• yea
• yeah
• yeh
• yep
• yepperoni
• yeppers
• yeppity
• yer
• yes
• yesh
• yessiree
• yessum
• yiss
• yup
• yuppers
• yuppity
• yus

Antonyms

• no    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• absolutely
• all right
• all righty
• by all means
• certainly    [⇒ thesaurus]
• correct
• damn right
• damn straight
• definitely
• exactly    [⇒ thesaurus]
• 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    [⇒ thesaurus]
• yas'm
• 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

Interjection

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.