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yes

/jɛs/noun1 syllable

Yes means: an affirmative.

Synonyms for yes15

also used for yes

arr, ay, aye, yea, yassuh, Nautical, military, telecommunications: affirmative, also: Thesaurus:yes, affirmative, ar, da, indeed, indeedy, ja

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Opposites of yes

What does yes mean?1

noun

1

an affirmative“I was hoping for a yes”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with yes?33

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All 33 rhymes for yes, grouped by syllable

Yes in a sentence

  • Yes, it can be done, but it shouldn't be.cromwellt
  • Yes, in the narrowest sense of the word.richke
  • Oh yes, you didn't eat any in-flight meals either did you?fcbond
  • Did you take any money from me, yes or no?ferra
  • Yes, it did happen, but not in this year.caspian
  • Do you want to answer my question, yes or no?allenmanbear
  • Why, yes, we should have done this and this, and not have done that.mhenderson5
  • Yes, we conspired to murder the king and steal his rightful throne.mailohilohi

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Forms of yes

as a noun

plural
yeses