What is another word for by no means?
Pronunciation:
[ ba͡ɪ nˈə͡ʊ mˈiːnz], [ baɪ nˈəʊ mˈiːnz], [ b_aɪ n_ˈəʊ m_ˈiː_n_z]
Synonyms for By no means:
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adv.
• hardly- Scantly ,
- almost not ,
- by a hair ,
- detectably ,
- faintly ,
- no more than ,
- not by much ,
- not markedly ,
- not measurably ,
- not notably ,
- not noticeably ,
- not often ,
- once in a blue moon ,
- once in blue moon ,
- perceptibly ,
- pretty near ,
- almost inconceivably ,
- comparatively ,
- gradually ,
- imperceptibly ,
- infrequently ,
- little ,
- practically ,
- simply ,
- slightly ,
- somewhat ,
- sparsely ,
- sporadically ,
- with trouble .
Other synonyms:
- well .
- negative .
Other relevant words:
- advantageously ,
- ailment ,
- alone ,
- amount ,
- any ,
- aside ,
- atomic number 102 ,
- aught ,
- average ,
- away ,
- badly ,
- barb ,
- base ,
- bastardly ,
- beggarly ,
- bit by bit ,
- blackball ,
- blastoff ,
- but ,
- by ,
- changeable ,
- chatoyant ,
- cipher ,
- comfortably ,
- complaint ,
- considerably ,
- contrarily ,
- contrariwise ,
- crack ,
- cypher ,
- damaging ,
- dead reckoning ,
- destiny ,
- dig ,
- disallow ,
- disconfirming ,
- easily ,
- ecphonesis ,
- electronegative ,
- entail ,
- entirely ,
- equitable ,
- exactly ,
- exclaiming ,
- exclusively ,
- fair ,
- fairly ,
- fate ,
- fiddling ,
- footling ,
- forbid ,
- fortune ,
- fountainhead ,
- gibe ,
- good ,
- goose egg ,
- guess ,
- guessing ,
- guesswork ,
- hard ,
- hateful ,
- have in mind ,
- imply ,
- inauspicious ,
- inconceivable ,
- injection ,
- intend ,
- interdict ,
- intimately ,
- iridescent ,
- jibe ,
- jolly ,
- just now ,
- lilliputian ,
- lone ,
- lonesome ,
- lot ,
- luck ,
- mean value ,
- meanspirited ,
- measure ,
- merely ,
- middling ,
- mingy ,
- minus ,
- minuscule ,
- miserly ,
- moderately ,
- more or less ,
- much ,
- nada ,
- naught ,
- ne'er ,
- negatively charged ,
- niggling ,
- nil ,
- nip ,
- no more ,
- nobelium ,
- nothing ,
- noticeably ,
- null ,
- observably ,
- ominous ,
- on the contrary ,
- only if ,
- only when ,
- ordinal ,
- ordinal number ,
- out of the question ,
- passably ,
- past ,
- pellet ,
- periodically ,
- petty ,
- picayune ,
- piddling ,
- piffling ,
- plainly ,
- poorly ,
- portion ,
- precisely ,
- pretty ,
- prohibit ,
- properly ,
- proscribe ,
- reasonably ,
- relatively ,
- scarce ,
- scene ,
- shaft ,
- shooter ,
- shooting ,
- short ,
- sick ,
- signify ,
- slam ,
- slenderly ,
- slight ,
- slimly ,
- small ,
- snap ,
- snapshot ,
- sole ,
- solely ,
- solitary ,
- stab ,
- stand for ,
- step by step ,
- stroke ,
- substantially ,
- swell ,
- think ,
- think of ,
- tight ,
- to no degree ,
- trivial ,
- unacceptable ,
- unimaginable ,
- unnoticeably ,
- upright ,
- veto ,
- wellspring ,
- whatever ,
- zero ,
- zilch ,
- zip ,
- zippo .
- Noways ,
- absolutely not ,
- at no hand ,
- au contraire ,
- barely ,
- by no chance ,
- count me out ,
- far from it ,
- hardly ,
- ill ,
- impossible ,
- in no case ,
- in no respect ,
- in no way ,
- in no wise ,
- just ,
- long shot ,
- mean ,
- never ,
- no ,
- no matter what ,
- nohow ,
- not a bit ,
- not a jot ,
- not at all ,
- not in the least ,
- not likely ,
- not much ,
- not quite ,
- nowise ,
- on no account ,
- only ,
- only just ,
- rarely ,
- scarcely ,
- seldom ,
- shot ,
- to the contrary ,
- under no circumstances .
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How to use "By no means" in context?
"by no means" is a common phrase that means "by no means," "not at all," or "I cannot agree more." Although this phrase might seem simple, it can have a lot of meaning depending on the context. For example, if you are uncertain about whether or not you want to do something, you can say "by no means" to make sure you don't.
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