Thumbs-downs
The crossword clue "Thumbs-downs" is answered by NOES, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
NOES
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NOES answer page.
Used 9 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- REFUSALS (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for NOES
Every other clue in this collection answered by NOES, most used first.
- Refusals - used 55 times, most recently in 2025
- Turndowns - used 40 times, most recently in 2024
- Negatives - used 38 times, most recently in 2023
- Denials - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Rejections - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
- Negative votes - used 24 times, most recently in 2012
- Some votes - used 19 times, most recently in 2012
- "Nay" and "uh-uh" - used 16 times, most recently in 2016
- Votes against - used 16 times, most recently in 2019
- Discouraging words - used 14 times, most recently in 2019
- Certain votes - used 12 times, most recently in 2003
- Thumbs-down votes - used 12 times, most recently in 2019
- Negative responses - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Negative words - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Vetoes - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Regretful RSVPs - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Twiddling one's thumbs - IDLE, used 63 times
- Thumbs-up votes - YEAS, used 36 times
- It has its ups and downs - YOYO, used 33 times
- Thumbs-down votes - NAYS, used 29 times
- Thumbs-up - OKAY, used 27 times
- Thumbs-up votes - AYES, used 25 times
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