nothing but

Adverb

Meaning

nothing but (not comparable)

only
Do you solemnly swear that you will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

only merely solely mere sheer at most

Antonyms

inextricably coactively conjunctly

Examples

The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. Thomas Jefferson

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend. Plautus

Even though one is well advanced in virtue, should he stop mortifying himself, he soon would lose his modesty and virtue - just as fertile soul quickly becomes dry and arid and produces nothing but thorns and thistles if it is not cultivated. John Climacus

The noisiest drum has nothing but air inside. Filipino Proverb

When you have an ass for a friend, expect nothing but kicks. Hindi Proverb

If the young man knew, if the old man could, there is nothing but would be done. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

nothing at all nothing ball nothing burger nothing but net nothing could be further from the truth nothing doing