Synonyms of OK

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adjective

ō-ˈkā 

variants or okay

1

as in alright

being to one's liking

that dinner was OK, but I liked yesterday's better

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alright
• good
• fine
• nice
• delicious
• satisfactory
• all right
• pleasant
• agreeable
• hunky-dory
• palatable
• delightful
• jake
• copacetic
• copasetic
• welcome
• ducky
• copesetic
• acceptable
• pleasing
• adequate
• gratifying
• felicitous
• decent
• scrumptious
• tolerable
• dreamy
• delectable
• passable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsatisfactory
• bad
• disagreeable
• poor
• unacceptable
• wanting
• deficient
• lousy
• inferior
• wretched
• substandard
• mediocre
• second-class
• punk
• middling
• second-rate

2

as in satisfactory

of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards

this latest draft of the essay is OK but could be better

Synonyms & Similar Words

• satisfactory
• acceptable
• adequate
• fine
• good
• decent
• all right
• tolerable
• useful
• serviceable
• passable
• respectable
• minimal
• correct
• up to snuff
• suitable
• fairish
• worthy
• standard
• appropriate
• agreeable
• average
• fair
• bearable
• due
• indifferent
• mediocre
• ordinary
• right
• middling
• fitting
• sufferable
• common
• meet
• proper
• so-so
• satisfying
• endurable
• run-of-the-mine
• unexceptional
• gratifying
• run-of-the-mill
• second-rate
• seemly
• run-of-mine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unacceptable
• wrong
• inadequate
• insufficient
• unsatisfactory
• lacking
• wanting
• bad
• useless
• deficient
• objectionable
• unfit
• unsuitable
• unworthy
• improper
• imperfect
• disagreeable
• mean
• indecent
• cheap
• defective
• incomplete
• disreputable
• pitiful
• poor
• faulty
• shoddy
• insufficient
• lamentable
• short
• shabby
• spare
• intolerable
• meager
• unbearable
• stingy
• skimpy
• great
• special
• insufferable
• miserly
• miserable
• meagre
• unendurable
• extreme
• atrocious
• scanty
• optimal
• maximum
• optimum
• dandy
• exceptional
• fancy
• vile
• wretched
• execrable
• supreme
• wonderful
• dissatisfying
• neat
• terrific
• top
• superior
• prime
• superb
• splendid
• noble
• divine
• marvelous
• first-class
• exquisite
• par excellence
• grand
• marvellous
• keen
• fabulous
• unparalleled
• classic
• swell
• niggardly
• A1
• banner
• unmatched
• heavenly
• boss
• superlative
• stellar
• premium
• nifty
• peerless
• sensational
• matchless
• first-rate
• high-grade
• preeminent
• sterling
• unsurpassed
• capital
• maximized
• supernal
• jim-dandy
• groovy
• top-notch
• crackerjack
• tip-top
• bang-up

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adverb

ō-ˈkā 

variants or okay

1

as in fine

in a satisfactory way

you did OK on that last test

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fine
• good
• alright
• well
• nicely
• correctly
• decently
• acceptably
• sufficiently
• so-so
• adequately
• all right
• tolerably
• satisfactorily
• passably
• respectably
• creditably
• serviceably
• happily
• appropriately
• rightly
• middlingly
• aptly
• fittingly
• suitably
• seemly
• felicitously
• effectively
• satisfyingly
• gratifyingly
• efficiently
• decorously
• neatly
• congruously
• effectually
• meetly
• tidily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poorly
• badly
• bad
• ill
• inadequately
• insufficiently
• intolerably
• unacceptably
• unsatisfactorily
• unbearably
• incorrectly
• awfully
• terribly
• inappropriately
• horribly
• deficiently
• miserably
• dreadfully
• disastrously
• deplorably
• indecently
• unsuitably
• horrendously
• horridly

2

as in yeah

used to express agreement

OK, fine, I'll go to the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alright
• yeah
• yes
• ay
• all right
• aye
• yep
• yo
• okeydokey
• certainly
• absolutely
• exactly
• okeydoke
• yea
• indeed
• positively
• undoubtedly
• assuredly
• unquestionably
• indisputably

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• no
• nay
• scarcely
• no way

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noun

ō-ˈkā 

variants or okay

as in approval

an acceptance of something as satisfactory

our supervisor gave his OK on the project, so we can go ahead with it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approval
• blessing
• backing
• consent
• support
• clean bill of health
• pat on the back
• vote
• approbation
• imprimatur
• endorsement
• favor
• agreement
• nod
• ratification
• sanction
• thumbs-up
• indorsement
• assent
• liking
• rubber stamp
• finalization
• goodwill
• satisfaction
• benediction
• formalization
• concurrence
• cachet
• acceptation
• accession
• countenance
• homologation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disapproval
• refusal
• rejection
• criticism
• disfavor
• dislike
• repudiation
• disapprobation
• dissatisfaction
• condemnation
• censure
• depreciation
• disparagement
• denunciation
• reproach
• opprobrium
• reprobation
• reprehension
• deprecation

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verb

ō-ˈkā 

variants or okay

1

as in to approve

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory

a judge will have to OK the search warrant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approve
• confirm
• ratify
• authorize
• sanction
• finalize
• warrant
• clear
• accept
• formalize
• acknowledge
• affirm
• endorse
• validate
• accredit
• approbate
• initial
• certify
• bless
• sign
• enable
• indorse
• homologate
• permit
• license
• sanctify
• allow
• legalize
• pass
• sign off (on)
• canonize
• reapprove
• rubber-stamp
• licence

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reject
• deny
• negative
• turn down
• disapprove
• decline
• veto
• disallow
• ignore
• prohibit
• forbid
• enjoin
• ban
• disregard
• proscribe
• refuse
• overlook
• neglect
• rebut
• illegalize
• interdict
• spurn
• rebuff

2

as in to accept

to have a favorable opinion of

I'm glad that my friends OK'd my choice of girlfriend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accept
• like
• approve (of)
• go for
• enjoy
• favor
• care (for)
• subscribe (to)
• recommend
• support
• take kindly to
• hold with
• applaud
• tolerate
• praise
• salute
• uphold
• concur (in)
• countenance
• consent (to)
• endure
• stand by
• sustain
• commend
• assent (to)
• laud
• back (up)
• acclaim
• bear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disapprove (of)
• criticize
• damn
• frown (on or upon)
• condemn
• disparage
• denounce
• hate
• mind
• dislike
• censure
• deprecate
• depreciate
• oppose
• dissent (from)
• loathe
• object (to)
• detest
• disfavor
• discountenance
• blacklist
• reprehend
• reprobate