Okay
/ˌəˈkæɪ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:10 pts4 letters
Definition of Okay
noun
- Endorsement; approval.
"We can start as soon as we get the OK."
verb
- To approve.
"I don't want to OK this amount of money."
- To confirm by activating a button marked OK.
adjective
- All right, permitted.
"Do you think it's OK to stay here for the night?"
- Satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional.
"The soup was OK, but the dessert was excellent."
- In good health or a good emotional state.
"He's not feeling well now, but he should be OK after some rest."
adverb
- Satisfactorily, sufficiently well.
"The team did OK in the playoffs."
interjection
- Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.
"I promise to give it back. – OK."
- Used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said.
"OK, I'm thinking of a number…"
- Used in turn-taking, serving as a request to the speaker to grant the turn to the interrupter.
"You always do this to me! When we were at your mother’s, you said that… – OK, OK, …"
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Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
approvalendorsementgo-aheadgreen lightthumbs upapprovegreenlightall rightallowedpermissiblefinewelladequatenot badsatisfactory
ANTONYMS
forbiddenillpoorlysickunder the weatherunwellbadinadequatepoorunsatisfactorybadlyinadequatelyunsatisfactorily