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nay

noun as in no

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We are training not isolated men but a living group of men—nay, a group within a group.

The food that has crossed the lips of almost every person familiar with crowdfunding—nay, the Internet—is potato salad.

The vote in the Senate was 81-18, with 27 Republicans voting aye and 18 nay.

Of course, the Democratic majority holds the votes to confirm Hagel even if Republicans unanimously vote "nay."

But Pletka defies logic from the get-go: "First, the nay-sayers, because denying the charge is actually easier than leveling it."

Perhaps their course is wiser than that which hot impatience would prompt—nay, I believe it is.

Nay; I see fresh reasons for my hope that such concession is far nearer than is generally imagined.

Nay, as including these services and others, though as different from each of them, they give its delineation.

There is no question as to the ecstatic, nay frenzied state many of them attained.

Nay, I quarrel not with the lodging; I only complain of the board—and now wouldst thou know my story.

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On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to nay, such as: denial, negative, and against.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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