nope C2+ Topic:Register & Style 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 Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown