okay

The word “okay” has 2 syllables: o-kay

It's pronounced as /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/


What is synonym and antonym for okay?

In the thesaurus, “okay” has 18 synonyms and 54 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for okay

Antonyms for okay

  • bad
  • badly
  • cheap
  • condemn
  • criticism
  • criticize
  • damn
  • decline
  • defective
  • deficient
  • denounce
  • deny
  • disagreeable
  • disallow
  • disapproval
  • disapprove
  • disparage
  • forbid
  • hate
  • ignore
  • ill
  • imperfect
  • improper
  • inadequate
  • inadequately
  • indecent
  • insufficient
  • insufficiently
  • intolerably
  • lacking
  • mean
  • nay
  • negative
  • no
  • objectionable
  • poor
  • poorly
  • prohibit
  • refusal
  • reject
  • rejection
  • scarcely
  • turn down
  • unacceptable
  • unacceptably
  • unfit
  • unsatisfactorily
  • unsatisfactory
  • unsuitable
  • unworthy
  • useless
  • veto
  • wanting
  • wrong

Meanings of okay

  • noun
    1. Endorsement; approval.
  • verb
    1. To approve.
    2. To confirm by activating a button marked OK.
  • adjective
    1. All right, permitted.
    2. Satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional.
    3. In good health or a good emotional state.
  • adverb
    1. Satisfactorily, sufficiently well.
  • interjection
    1. Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.
    2. Used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said.
    3. Used in turn-taking, serving as a request to the speaker to grant the turn to the interrupter.

Example Sentences

  • Are you okay with this decision?
  • She said everything will be okay.
  • I'm not feeling okay right now.
  • He gave me an okay to proceed.
  • It's okay to take a break sometimes.

On this page you'll find 72 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to okay, such as: accept, acceptable, adequate, alright, approval, approve, bad.

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

Related Words

accept

  • acknowledge
  • admit
  • adopt
  • affirm
  • agree
  • approve
  • assume
  • believe
  • buy
  • comply
  • endure
  • favor
  • get
  • handle
  • have
  • hold
  • like
  • obtain
  • ok
  • okay
  • receive
  • recognize
  • respect
  • shoulder
  • sign
  • stand
  • support
  • take
  • tolerate
  • trust
  • understand
  • undertake
  • welcome

acceptable

acceptably

accepted

  • acknowledged
  • actual
  • applauded
  • approved
  • assumed
  • authorized
  • believed
  • certified
  • confirmed
  • conventional
  • correct
  • customary
  • endorsed
  • endured
  • established
  • fashionable
  • favored
  • genuine
  • had
  • handled
  • official
  • okayed
  • polite
  • popular
  • preferred
  • proper
  • real
  • received
  • recognized
  • respectable
  • sanctioned
  • shouldered
  • stood
  • supported
  • time-honored
  • tolerated
  • took
  • tried
  • understood
  • universal
  • welcomed

accepting

  • acceptance
  • acknowledgment
  • admiring
  • admission
  • affirmation
  • appreciative
  • approval
  • approving
  • assuming
  • authorization
  • bearing
  • belief
  • believing
  • commendatory
  • compliance
  • complimentary
  • confident
  • consent
  • convinced
  • cooperation
  • corroboration
  • cynical
  • depressing
  • embracing
  • endorsement
  • enduring
  • evidence
  • expectation
  • favorable
  • favoring
  • flattering
  • friendly
  • green light
  • guess
  • handling
  • having
  • hunch
  • hypothesis
  • inference
  • lenient
  • magnanimous
  • merciful
  • okay
  • passage
  • permission
  • pessimistic
  • positive
  • premise
  • presumption
  • proof
  • recognition
  • resigned
  • secure
  • shouldering
  • standing
  • supporting
  • supportive
  • supposition
  • suspicion
  • taking
  • testimony
  • theory
  • tolerating
  • trusting
  • undertaking
  • unquestioning
  • unsuspecting
  • verification
  • warm
  • yes

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