Okay

Meaning of Okay

exclamation
  1. used to express agreement or acceptance.
    OK, I'll pass on your message
    OK, OK, I give in
adjective
  1. satisfactory but not especially good.
    the flight was OK
adverb
  1. in a satisfactory manner or to a satisfactory extent.
    the computer continues to work OK
noun
  1. an authorization or approval.
    the officer gave me the OK
verb
  1. give approval to.
    despite objections, the committee ok'd the construction

mid 19th century (originally US): probably an abbreviation of orl korrect, humorous form of all correct, popularized as a slogan during President Van Buren's re-election campaign of 1840 in the US; his nickname Old Kinderhook (derived from his birthplace) provided the initials.

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Hyphenation of Okay

Okay

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • Okay is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Okay synonyms

Meaning all right:

fine, ok

Meaning O.K.:

OK, okey, okeh, alright

Meaning approve:

approve, sanction

Meaning used to indicate agreement or to acknowledge a statement or order:

right

Meaning used to give an affirmative response:

yes

Meaning discussed or negotiated and then accepted by all parties:

agreed

Meaning variant spelling of oka:

oke

Meaning your message has been received (used in radio communication):

roger

Meaning expressing agreement or assent:

righto

Meaning fulfilling expectations or needs; acceptable, though not outstanding or perfect:

satisfactory

Meaning moderately good; satisfactory:

acceptable

Meaning acceptable and satisfactory, though not outstanding:

competent

Meaning satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity:

adequate

Meaning fairly good; mediocre:

tolerable

Meaning just good enough to be acceptable; satisfactory:

passable

Meaning fairly good; average:

reasonable

Meaning considerable though not outstanding in size or amount:

fair

Meaning of an acceptable standard; satisfactory:

decent

Meaning mediocre; not very good:

average

Meaning moderate or average in size, amount, or rank:

middling

Meaning average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree:

moderate

Meaning not particularly interesting or surprising:

unremarkable

Meaning not out of the ordinary; usual:

unexceptional

Meaning all right; satisfactory:

jake

Meaning in a good or satisfactory way:

well

Meaning in a way that fulfils expectations or needs; acceptably:

satisfactorily

Meaning in a way that is just good enough; reasonably:

passably

Meaning in an adequate or satisfactory way:

acceptably

Meaning the action of authorizing:

authorization

Meaning the action of approving something:

approval

Meaning harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling:

agreement

Meaning permission for something to happen or agreement to do something:

consent

Meaning the expression of approval or agreement:

assent

Meaning the action of officially allowing someone to do a particular thing; consent or authorization:

permission

Meaning the action of endorsing someone or something:

endorsement

Meaning the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid:

ratification

Meaning approval or praise:

approbation

Meaning the reluctant acceptance of something without protest:

acquiescence

Meaning the action of confirming something or the state of being confirmed:

confirmation

Meaning God's favour and protection:

blessing

Meaning (in snooker, croquet, and other games) the position in which a player leaves the balls for the next player:

leave

Meaning an official licence issued by the Roman Catholic Church to print an ecclesiastical or religious book:

imprimatur

Meaning give official permission for or approval to (an undertaking or agent):

authorize

Meaning (of a proposal) be approved by a legislative or other official body:

pass

Meaning sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid:

ratify

Meaning declare one's public approval or support of:

endorse

Meaning let (someone) have or do something:

allow

Okay antonyms

Meaning not satisfactory; not good enough:

unsatisfactory

Meaning not satisfactory or allowable:

unacceptable

Meaning lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose:

inadequate

Meaning an act of refusing to do something:

refusal

Meaning the action of denying something:

denial

Meaning indicate or show that one is not willing to do something:

refuse

Meaning refuse to allow (something):

forbid

Meaning exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal):

veto

Anagrams of Okay

kayo, oaky

Words that rhyme with Okay

okay, Tokay, tokay

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