Definitions

by no means

ADVERB

hardly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barely comparatively practically rarely seldom simply somewhat

STRONG

just

WEAK

almost inconceivably almost not by a hair detectably faintly gradually imperceptibly infrequently little no more than no way not a bit not at all not by much not likely not markedly not measurably not much not notably not noticeably not often not quite once in a blue moon only only just perceptibly pretty near scantly slightly sparsely sporadically with trouble

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently

WEAK

very

ADVERB

nope

Synonyms

WEAK

absolutely not nay negative never nix no way not at all not by any means nothing doing

INTERJECTION

Synonyms

STRONGEST

negative

STRONG

nix

WEAK

absolutely not never no way not at all not by any means

Example Sentences

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The combination of shopping and green space is by no means a new phenomenon.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet, while R9 was by no means finished, his injuries opened the door for others to stake their claim - so who is the greatest centre-forward of the 21st Century?

From BBC

And while Gafcon draws much of its support from Africa, the view on the continent is by no means monolithic.

From BBC

Which makes this week’s reaction to an entertaining—but by no means original —treatise on the impact of artificial intelligence on the world’s biggest economy all the more puzzling.

From Barron's

Those models are by no means perfect—and they’re constantly getting refined and recalibrated.

From Barron's

by no means

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