nays

The word “nays” has 1 syllable: nays

It's pronounced as /neɪz/


What is synonym and antonym for nays?

In the thesaurus, “nays” has 6 synonyms and 9 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for nays along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for nays

  • denials
  • noes
  • nos
  • refusals
  • rejections
  • vetoes

Antonyms for nays

Meanings of nays

  • noun
    1. A vote against.
    2. A person who voted against.
    3. A denial; a refusal.

Example Sentences

  • The proposal received five nays and three yeas during the vote.
  • Despite the overwhelming support, there were a few nays among the members of the committee.
  • When the nays outweighed the yeas, the motion was defeated.
  • The chairman counted the nays before declaring the resolution passed.
  • The nays echoed through the chamber as the decision was announced.

On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to nays, such as: acceptances, accessions, agreements, allowances, approvals, denials, grants.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

gainsaying

  • abjuration
  • abnegation
  • about-face
  • abrogating
  • abrogation
  • abstaining
  • adjuration
  • adversarial
  • adverse
  • against
  • against the grain
  • allergic
  • annulling
  • annulment
  • antagonistic
  • anti
  • antipathetic
  • antithesis
  • antithetical
  • antonym
  • antonymous
  • at cross-purposes
  • at odds
  • averse
  • backpedaling
  • backtracking
  • balky
  • battling
  • blank
  • brush-off
  • bucking
  • cancellation
  • challenging
  • clashing
  • cold shoulder
  • colorless
  • combating
  • con
  • conflict
  • conflicting
  • confronting
  • confutation
  • confuting
  • contesting
  • contradicting
  • contradiction
  • contrary
  • contravening
  • contravention
  • contraversion
  • controversion
  • controverting
  • converse
  • counter
  • counteractive
  • crossing
  • cynical
  • declination
  • defending
  • defensive
  • defiance
  • denial
  • denying
  • detrimental
  • difference
  • disaffirmance
  • disaffirmation
  • disaffirming
  • disagreeing
  • disagreement
  • disallowance
  • disallowing
  • disapproval
  • disavowal
  • disavowing
  • disclaimer
  • disclaiming
  • disconfirming
  • discrepancy
  • dismissing
  • disowning
  • disproof
  • disproving
  • dispute
  • disputed
  • disputing
  • dissension
  • dissent
  • dissentient
  • dissenting
  • enemy
  • exposing
  • facing
  • fighting
  • forget it
  • forswearing
  • gloomy
  • hostile
  • impugning
  • in opposition
  • incompatible
  • incongruity
  • inconsistency
  • inimical
  • invalidating
  • inverse
  • irreconcilable
  • jaundiced
  • nay
  • naysaying
  • negating
  • negation
  • negative
  • negativing
  • negatory
  • neutralization
  • neutralizing
  • nix
  • no
  • nonacceptance
  • noncommittal
  • nonexistence
  • nothingness
  • nugatory
  • nullification
  • nullifying
  • nullity
  • objecting
  • obstructive
  • opposed
  • opposing
  • opposite
  • opposition
  • palinode
  • pessimistic
  • privative
  • prohibition
  • proscription
  • protestation
  • protesting
  • questioning
  • rebuff
  • rebuttal
  • rebutting
  • recall
  • recantation
  • recusant
  • refraining
  • refusal
  • refusing
  • refutal
  • refutation
  • refuting
  • rejecting
  • rejection
  • removed
  • renegement
  • reneging
  • renouncement
  • renouncing
  • renunciation
  • repelling
  • repudiating
  • repudiation
  • repugnant
  • repulse
  • resisting
  • resistive
  • restrictive
  • retractation
  • retraction
  • reversal
  • reverse
  • revocation
  • rival
  • statement
  • statement abnegation
  • traversing
  • turndown
  • unaffirmative
  • unenthusiastic
  • unfavorable
  • uninterested
  • unsaying
  • unwilling
  • up against
  • vacuity
  • veto
  • void
  • volte-face
  • warring
  • weak
  • withdrawal

malcontent

  • anarchist
  • crab
  • cynic
  • detractor
  • discontent
  • dissatisfied
  • extremist
  • frustrated
  • grump
  • misanthrope
  • naysayer
  • pessimist

malcontents

  • anarchists
  • crabs
  • cynics
  • detractors
  • discontents
  • extremists
  • grumps
  • misanthropes
  • moaners
  • naysayers
  • pessimists
  • radicals
  • screamers
  • squawkers
  • weepers

negativist

negativists


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