not

Speech parts

1. not - Noun

2. not - Adjective

3. not - Adverb

4. not - Conjunction

5. not - Interjection

7. Not - Proper noun

Meaning

Wot not; know not; knows not.

Shorn; shaven.

A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or refusal.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

never negative none non no nay bender nix nope almost otherwise neither contrary hardly negatively

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Antonyms

yes yea indeed naturally certainly absolutely

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Phrases with the word

last but not least not the sharpest tool in the shed not have a clue not give a damn not for all the tea in china not up to par

Examples

To forgive does not mean to forget; to forgive means, with compassion and pain in the soul, to say: when the Last Judgment comes, I will stand up and say: do not judge him, Lord. Anthony of Sourozh

A wise person is not bored in their solitude; they are bored in a crowd of fools. Source: Internet

He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know. Laozi

Rain does not stay in the sky. Finnish Proverb

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. Japanese Proverb

A poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a wife. Greek Proverb

Close letter words and terms

nosy-parker nosybody nosyl not a babysitter not a bad not a big deal