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okay

Letters that make okay

a, o, k, y are letters that make 'okay'

Words within okay

oka, ok, OK, Ka are words within 'okay'

Anagrams of okay

kayo is an anagram of 'okay'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of okay

Tokay, okays are words created by adding a letter to 'okay'

okay is a 4 letter word starting with o
okay is a 4 letter word ending with y

4 possible definitions for 'okay'

Okay as "in a satisfactory or adequate manner, (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right')"

Under this definition, okay is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

alright, O.K., all right have the same meaning as 'okay'

okay Usage

'okay' can be a useage of colloquialism.

Example of okay used within this context

"she'll do okay on her own", "held up all right under pressure"

Okay as "an endorsement"

Under this definition, okay is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

OK, O.K., okey, okeh have the same meaning as 'okay'

okay as a type

'okay' can be a type of sanction, countenance, warrant, endorsement, indorsement, imprimatur.

Derivatives of okay

approve, okay, O.K., sanction are derivatives of 'okay'.

Okay as "give sanction to"

Under this definition, okay is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

approve, O.K., sanction have the same meaning as 'okay'

Antonyms

disapprove, reject have the opposite meaning of 'okay'

okay as a type

'okay' can be a type of authorize, authorise, clear, pass.

Types of okay

endorse, indorse, visa, sanction, back, support, confirm, plump for, plunk for are types of 'okay'.

Derivatives of okay

approver, OK, okay, O.K., sanction, countenance, warrant, affirmative, blessing, approval, approving, approbative, approbatory, plausive, endorsement, indorsement, approbation, imprimatur, okey, okeh are derivatives of 'okay'.

Okay as "being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition"

Under this definition, okay is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

fine, all right, o.k., ok, hunky-dory have the same meaning as 'okay'

okay Usage

'okay' can be a useage of colloquialism.

Similar to okay

satisfactory is similar to okay.

Example of okay used within this context

"an all-right movie", "the passengers were shaken up but are all right", "is everything all right?", "everything's fine", "things are okay", "dinner and the movies had been fine", "another minute I'd have been fine"