NOES Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

noes

noun

variants or nos

Definition of noes

plural of no

as in nays

a vote or decision against something though I wanted spaghetti for dinner, the consensus was a decisive no

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as in refusals

an unwillingness to grant something asked for gave him a polite no when he asked her to dance

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Recent Examples of noes Near daybreak, when the Senate did call for the vote to adjourn, Lee and others objected with hearty nos. — Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 While that effort went down with a wider margin, 84 nos and 17 yeses, a dozen Republicans supported it, revealing the extent of unease over the issue within the Senate GOP conference. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 June 2026 On the framework amendment, there were 12 Republican noes. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026 The list of noes from top free agents since then is not insignificant. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026 The winningest teams lose and Hollywood, there's so many nos. — Outside Online, 10 Sep. 2025 Some guys have been immediate nos. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025 Here, Southern designers weigh in with insights on outdated bedding colors that are hard nos in their book. — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025

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Noun

And on July 2, after the arrival of British forces in New York lent the proceedings new urgency, Congress did, in fact, declare independence—with a vote of 12 yeas, 0 nays, and 1 abstention.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026
With Cornyn not on the floor, the vote for more than 25 minutes was stuck at 56 ayes and 40 nays, with three other GOP senators, Rick Scott of Florida, Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson and Mike Lee of Utah, not voting, for unclear reasons.

— Emily Wilkins,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025

Definition of nays

Noun

In nearly all of the Thailand and Cambodia refusals, the model’s reasoning invoked criminal restrictions or lèse-majesté laws.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Sol, but it's designed to improve capabilities and reduce refusals on certain specialized cybersecurity tasks.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of refusals

Noun

Every new hiring manager goes through mandatory shadowing to learn interviewing, selling the company and role, critically evaluating candidates and giving rejections.

— Forbes Business Council, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Pharmaceutical companies will be looking for changes at the agency, too, after rejections or reversals of biotech drugs intended for rare diseases.

— Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

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