nope C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /noʊp/ UK /nəʊp/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like knop /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/ Meanings 1 intj (informal) no Nope, I haven't seen your keys anywhere. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 intj · (informal) no nonaynegativenah ↔ Opposites yepyesyeah Word family Related forms no Etymology AI details An emphatic informal variant of no, with a closing -p giving a clipped sound, attested from the early 20th century. na Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nope **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** intj **IPA (US):** /noʊp/ **IPA (UK):** /nəʊp/ ## Meanings 1. (informal) no ## Examples - Nope, I haven't seen your keys anywhere. ## Synonyms - no - nay - negative - nah ## Antonyms - yep - yes - yeah ## Related Forms - no ## Roots and Affixes - Root: na ## Etymology An emphatic informal variant of no, with a closing -p giving a clipped sound, attested from the early 20th century. ## AI Etymology Nope is an emphatic informal variant of no, with a closing -p giving a clipped sound, attested from the early 20th century. Important recorded forms include na (Old English). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers (informal) no. The wider family includes related words such as no. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Register & Style markdown