English Explanatory Dictionary

by no means

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Certainly not; definitely not; not at all.

Pronunciation

/baɪ nəʊ ˈmiːnz/ /baɪ noʊ ˈminz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-by no means.wav En-au-by no means.ogg

Word forms

by no means

Etymology

From by + no + means (“condition or instrument to achieve a result”).

Synonyms

by no manner of means by no stretch by no stretch of the imagination in no way never ever never in a million years not a chance not by any manner of means not by any means not by a long way not in a million years not in the least on no account under no circumstances

Antonyms

by all means by any means
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