by no means

Speech parts

1. by no means - Adverb

2. by no means - Phrase

Meaning

definitely not

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Synonyms

nope not never none hardly no nay noway not at all nowhere near no way not really in no way under no circumstances not by any means
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Antonyms

by all means almighty doubtlessly affirmatively exactly really
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Examples

the prize is by no means certain Source: Internet

and that isn't all, not by a long sight Source: Internet

According to Y Karunadasa : In the Pali tradition it is only for the sake of definition and description that each dhamma is postulated as if it were a separate entity; but in reality it is by no means a solitary phenomenon having an existence of its own. Source: Internet

Although Louis XIV wanted peace he wanted it on reasonable terms; for that, he needed victory in the field and to convince the Allies that his resources were by no means exhausted. Source: Internet

A moral lesson is attached to each of these tools, although the assignment is by no means consistent. Source: Internet

Although the Elvish languages Sindarin and Quenya are the most famous and the most developed of the languages that Tolkien invented for his Secondary World, they are by no means the only ones. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

by no means

Close letter words and terms

by nightfall by no chance by no manner of means by no means clear by no stretch by no stretch of imagination