says yes

Gives the nod

Says yes indicates agreement, approval, or consent.

The phrase often appears as a noun phrase meaning someone who agrees easily or complies without resistance: We need a says-yes person on the team, not another skeptic.

It can describe romantic acceptance: She says yes to his proposal.

In voting or decision contexts, says yes marks affirmative response.

Related
  • nodBrief head tilt
  • yeahCasual spoken agreement
  • sureFree from uncertainty
  • head nodAffirmative head movement
  • smilePleased facial expression

grin · warm embrace · affirm · acquiescence · fistbump · high five · thumbs up · approve · acceptance · handshake · greenlight · signs off · agreement · commit · endorse · concur · authorize · validate

Opposites
affirmative vs. negative response

says yessays no

refuses · declines · rejects · denies · turns down

permission or consent

says yesforbids

Officially disallows something

prohibits · bars · blocks · disallows · draws the line

decisiveness vs. non-commitment

says yeshedges

Planted boundary lines

equivocates · waffles · stalls · defers · hesitates

Family

says, yes, say, saying, sayer, sayers, naysay, naysayer, gainsay

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G