okays

The word “okays” has 2 syllables: o-kays

It's pronounced as /ˌoʊˈkeɪz/


What is synonym and antonym for okays?

In the thesaurus, “okays” has 82 synonyms and 58 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for okays

Antonyms for okays

  • bans
  • blacklists
  • censures
  • condemnations
  • condemns
  • criticisms
  • criticizes
  • damns
  • declines
  • denies
  • denounces
  • denunciations
  • deprecates
  • deprecations
  • depreciates
  • depreciations
  • detests
  • disallows
  • disapprobations
  • disapprovals
  • disapproves
  • discountenances
  • disfavors
  • dislikes
  • disparagements
  • disparages
  • disregards
  • dissatisfactions
  • enjoins
  • forbids
  • hates
  • ignores
  • illegalizes
  • interdicts
  • loathes
  • minds
  • negatives
  • neglects
  • opposes
  • opprobriums
  • overlooks
  • prohibits
  • proscribes
  • rebuffs
  • rebuts
  • refusals
  • refuses
  • rejections
  • rejects
  • reprehends
  • reprehensions
  • reproaches
  • reprobates
  • reprobations
  • repudiations
  • spurns
  • turns down
  • vetoes

Meanings of okays

  • noun
    1. Endorsement; approval.
  • verb
    1. To approve.
    2. To confirm by activating a button marked OK.

Example Sentences

  • She always okays the plans after careful review.
  • The manager okays only the best proposals.
  • He rarely okays last-minute changes.
  • The director okays the budget before implementation.
  • Our team leader okays every major decision.

On this page you'll find 140 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to okays, such as: acceptations, accepts, accessions, acclaims, accredits, acknowledges, affirms.

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

Related Words

pacts

  • OKs
  • acceptances
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  • entente cordiales
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  • partnerships
  • pledges
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  • treaties
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qualifies

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sanctions

  • OKs
  • acceptances
  • accepts
  • accords
  • accredit
  • accreditations
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  • acknowledges
  • acquiescence
  • acquiescences
  • affirms
  • agreements
  • allow
  • allowance
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  • approval
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  • authority
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  • give the green light
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  • nod
  • okay
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  • passes
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  • penalty
  • permission
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  • ratification
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  • recommendation
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  • sanctifies
  • seal of approval
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  • sentence
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  • sufferance
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  • support
  • tolerances
  • tolerations
  • validates
  • vouch for
  • warrant
  • warrants
  • word
  • writ

takes

  • OKs
  • abduct
  • abide
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  • absorbs
  • abstract
  • accept
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  • accommodate
  • accommodates
  • accounts
  • accredits
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  • acquiesces
  • acquire
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  • acts
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  • admit
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  • affects
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  • annex
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  • answers
  • appoints
  • apprehend
  • appropriate
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  • ask
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  • assassinates
  • assume
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  • attain
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  • back
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  • bags
  • bamboozle
  • be aware of
  • be efficacious
  • be seized
  • bear
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  • begs
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  • believe
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  • buck
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  • buys
  • call for
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  • capture
  • carries
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  • carries out
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  • cart
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  • catch
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  • challenges
  • charm
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  • cherry-picks
  • choose
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  • claims
  • clasp
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  • clutch
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  • collect
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  • come down with
  • comes to grips with
  • commandeer
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  • commissions
  • compass
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  • con
  • concludes
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  • conquers
  • consider
  • contain
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  • contracts
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  • convey
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  • counter-reactions
  • counter-responses
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  • cozen
  • crave
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  • cull
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  • cut
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  • deem
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  • delight
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  • derive
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  • do
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  • earn
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  • grin and bear it
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  • nip
  • nominates
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  • observe
  • obtain
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  • offers
  • offs
  • okays
  • operate
  • operates
  • opt for
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  • outdistances
  • outdoes
  • outfights
  • outshines
  • outstrips
  • overbears
  • overcomes
  • overmatches
  • overpowers
  • overtake
  • overthrows
  • overtops
  • overwhelm
  • overwhelms
  • pack
  • pans out
  • part
  • partake of
  • partitions
  • parts
  • pay for
  • payoffs
  • perceive
  • percentages
  • perform
  • performs
  • permits
  • pick
  • pick up
  • picks
  • picks up
  • pieces
  • pieces of the action
  • piggyback
  • pilot
  • pinch
  • pips
  • play
  • plays
  • please
  • pluck
  • plunders
  • pocket
  • pockets
  • portions
  • practice
  • preempt
  • prefer
  • prefers
  • prehend
  • preselects
  • presses
  • presume
  • presumes
  • prevail
  • proceeds
  • procure
  • procures
  • profits
  • proportions
  • pull a fast one
  • pull in
  • pulls
  • purchase
  • purchases
  • purloin
  • put in practice
  • put up with
  • puts away
  • puts down
  • quests
  • quotas
  • ratifies
  • rations
  • reach
  • react
  • reactions
  • reacts
  • reap
  • rebounds
  • rebuys
  • receipts
  • receive
  • receives
  • reckon
  • recoils
  • redounds
  • reflexes
  • regard
  • regulates
  • relish
  • remove
  • rent
  • replies
  • repurchases
  • requires
  • respects
  • responds
  • responses
  • results
  • return
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  • revenue
  • revenues
  • revulsions
  • ride
  • ride out
  • riffs
  • rip off
  • rises
  • routs
  • rubs out
  • run off with
  • runs
  • salvage
  • sanctions
  • schlepp
  • scores
  • scrags
  • seats
  • sections
  • secure
  • secures
  • see
  • see as
  • segments
  • seize
  • seizes
  • select
  • selects
  • sense
  • sequester
  • serve
  • sets
  • sets store by
  • sets store on
  • share
  • shares
  • shellacs
  • shoulder
  • shoulders
  • sicken with
  • single out
  • sinks
  • skins
  • skunks
  • slaughters
  • slays
  • slices
  • smites
  • smokes
  • snag
  • snare
  • snatch
  • snatches
  • snitch
  • snows under
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  • stand
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  • steer
  • steers
  • stick it out
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  • stipulates
  • stomach
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  • stops
  • strike
  • subdues
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  • succeed
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  • suffer
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  • supports
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  • surmounts
  • surpasses
  • suspect
  • sustains
  • swags
  • swallow
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  • sweats out
  • sweeps
  • swindle
  • swings
  • swipe
  • tabs
  • tags
  • take away
  • take for a ride
  • take hold of
  • take in
  • take it
  • take it lying down
  • take it on the chin
  • take off
  • take out
  • take sick with
  • takes effect
  • takes hold
  • takes out
  • takings
  • taps
  • terminates
  • think
  • think of as
  • thrashes
  • tolerate
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  • tops
  • tote
  • toughs it out
  • tour
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  • translations
  • treat
  • treats
  • trek
  • trick
  • trims
  • triumph
  • trounces
  • truck
  • trusts
  • undergo
  • understands
  • undertake
  • unseats
  • upends
  • upsets
  • usher
  • utilize
  • vanquishes
  • variations
  • versions
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  • wants
  • warrants
  • wastes
  • waxes
  • weakens
  • wears
  • weather
  • welcome
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  • whacks
  • whips
  • wile
  • wilts
  • win
  • win favor
  • winnings
  • wins
  • withers
  • withstand
  • work
  • works
  • worsens
  • worsts
  • yield
  • yields

takes kindly to


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