yes

Meaning

Particle

1. Used to show agreement or acceptance.
2. Used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.
3. Answer to a question presuming one answer when all answers are correct.

Intj

1. An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.
2. Response that confirms that the user is paying attention.
3. Used to ask for more information with a request.

Noun

1. An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
2. A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.

Verb

1. (colloquial) To agree with, affirm, approve.
2. (slang) To attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing

Synonyms

yeah

okay

right

yea

indeed

affirmative

well

certainly

all right

true

aye

of course

yep

OK

🆗

exactly

that’s right

oh

ok

🆗

𐐷𐐯𐑅

is

ay

no

🙅

uh-huh

quite so

really

sir

assent

be

hmm

agree

so

I’m hearing

absolutely

sure

oh yes

that is so

you bet

alright

yesterday

yip

yup

and so

I agree

isn’t it

it

🇮🇹

like that

of that kind

thank God

good

👍

yes indeed

that is correct

you beaut

yowzer

o.k.

so it is

interjection of assent

narrative particle

yibe

uh-uh

Ido

it is so

acceptance

affirmation

agreed

agreement

aha

amen

anyhow

are

bingo

certain

clearly

confirmation

decidedly

definitively

happiest

herself

himself

hooray

hot dog

if

it is

mean

mm

nah

nope

precisely

presence

sex

👉👌

such

surely

be sure

very well

whacko

whee

whoopee

Etymology

From Middle English yes, from Old English ġīese (“by all means, of course, yes”), derived from the same root as yea.