naw C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /nɔ/ UK /nɔː/ See IPA manual Homophones gnaw /nɔ/ Meanings 1 intj a casual or dialectal form of 'no' Naw, I don't think I'll come along tonight. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 intj · a casual or dialectal form... nonahnope ↔ Opposites yesyeahaye Word family Related forms naynonah Etymology AI details A dialectal and colloquial variant spelling of no, from Old English na, from ne ('not') plus a ('ever'). na Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # naw **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** intj **IPA (US):** /nɔ/ **IPA (UK):** /nɔː/ ## Meanings 1. a casual or dialectal form of 'no' ## Examples - Naw, I don't think I'll come along tonight. ## Synonyms - no - nah - nope ## Antonyms - yes - yeah - aye ## Related Forms - nay - no - nah ## Roots and Affixes - Root: na ## Etymology A dialectal and colloquial variant spelling of no, from Old English na, from ne ('not') plus a ('ever'). ## AI Etymology Naw is a dialectal and colloquial variant spelling of no, from Old English na, from ne ('not') plus a ('ever'). The etymological trail includes Old English na. The same word family includes nay, no, nah. Its current intj use means "a casual or dialectal form of 'no'". ## Topics - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown