NO
Firm denial shout
No is the basic word of negation, refusal, or denial—the opposite of yes.
It answers questions negatively (Are you coming? No.), rejects requests (No, you can't borrow the car), or expresses disbelief (No! She didn't).
As a noun, a no is a negative vote or response: The noes have it.
As an adjective, it means not any: no money, no time, no way.
No can stand alone as a complete sentence or intensify what follows: No, I won't do it.
Denial or cancellation
decline · rebuff · veto · nix · contradiction · disavowal · repudiation · spurning
Official restriction on something
- forbidDeclare not allowed
- restrictTo impose limits upon
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
embargo · moratorium · interdict · outlaw · illegal · illicit · contraband · censorship
Verbal clash over differences
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- debateFormal argument on issues
- conflictOpposition between parties
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
objection · dissent · discord · controversy · contention · clash · quarrel · protest
Total, without qualification
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- conclusiveEnding all debate
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- irrevocableCannot be undone
unalterable · non-negotiable · final · settled · firm · resolute · emphatic · categorical
Denial of acceptance
- immuneProtected from harm
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- graftIllicit political gain
antigen · autoimmune · incompatibility · immunosuppression · donor · tissue · organ · allergic
negation
Denial or cancellation
never · decline · rebuff · veto · nix · contradiction · disavowal · repudiation · spurning · dismissal
ban
Official restriction on something
taboo · embargo · moratorium · interdict · outlaw · illegal · illicit · contraband · censorship · blockade
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
opposition · objection · dissent · discord · controversy · contention · clash · quarrel · protest · challenge
absolute
Total, without qualification
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- conclusiveEnding all debate
- decisiveQuick to conclude
irrevocable · unalterable · non-negotiable · final · settled · firm · resolute · emphatic · categorical · unconditional
rejection
Denial of acceptance
- immuneProtected from harm
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
graft · antigen · autoimmune · incompatibility · immunosuppression · donor · tissue · organ · allergic · adverse reaction
- gasotransmittersnitric oxide, hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, CO
- Chemical FormulasH2O, CO2, NaCl, O2, N2
- Diatomic MoleculesH2, O2, N2, CO, HF
- monoxidescarbon monoxide, nitric oxide, CO
- nitrogen oxidesnitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitrous oxide
- codespassword, binary, DNA, RNA, QR code
- oh noExclamation of alarm
- no oneZero individuals
- no problemCasual acceptance or dismissal
- no wayEmphatic denial
- no longerPast, not present
- not reallyMild negative response