Nay

/neɪ/

Synonyms for "nay" (130 found)

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dissentdivisionenfranchisementevenfagot votefar from itfranchisegraveyard votehand votehare systemholding backindeedinterestlist systemnaysayingnegationnegativenegative answernegative attitudenegativeness
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Noun(5 words)
negativenegative votenegative votesnono vote

Related words (65)

notnot a bitnot a jotnot a whitnot reallynot sonothing of the kindnyetplebisciteplebiscitumplumperplural votepollpollingpreferential votingproproportional representationproxyquite the contraryrecantation
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record votereferendumrefusalrejectionrepresentationrepudiationretentionright to voterising votesaysecret ballotshow of handssidesingle votesnap votestraw votesuffragethe affirmativethe negativethumbs downthumbs-downto the contrarytransferable votetrulyturndownunwillingnessverilyviva vocevoicevoice votevotevotingvoting rightwithholdingwrite inwrite-inwrite-in voteyeayeas and naysyes
Noun(5 words)
notold norse neioppositionthantthe nays

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ceremonial interjectiondenialformal negationnay votenegative ballotnegative responsenevernotrefusalsolemn denialvote against

Collocations

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ayes and nayscry naynay againstnay votenay vote tallynaysaynaysayerparliamentary naysay naythe nay votethe naysvote nay

Inflections

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Antonyms

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Sample sentences

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Nay, then, I will try it.

Source: tatoeba (65866)

The chief object of education is not to learn things; nay, the chief object of education is to unlearn things.

Source: tatoeba (410292)

Just as the female ant after coition loses her wings, which then become superfluous, nay, dangerous for breeding purposes, so for the most part does a woman lose her beauty after giving birth to one or two children; and probably for the same reasons.

Source: tatoeba (678607)

We all live, at any rate for a time, and the majority of us always, in polygamy. Consequently, as each man needs many women, nothing is more just than to let him, nay, make it incumbent upon him to provide for many women. By this means woman will be brought back to her proper and natural place as a subordinate being.

Source: tatoeba (678679)

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