Antonyms for by all means
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : meen |
| Phonetic Transcription : min |
Definition of by all means
Origin :- "intend, have in mind," Old English mænan "to mean, intend, signify; tell, say; complain, lament," from West Germanic *mainijan (cf. Old Frisian mena "to signify," Old Saxon menian "to intend, signify, make known," Dutch menen, German meinen "think, suppose, be of the opinion"), from PIE *meino- "opinion, intent" (cf. Old Church Slavonic meniti "to think, have an opinion," Old Irish mian "wish, desire," Welsh mwyn "enjoyment"), perhaps from root *men- "think" (see mind (n.)). Conversational question you know what I mean? attested by 1834.
- As in of course : adv as expected
- As in yes : adv agreed
- As in OK : adv yes
- As in right on : adv yes
- As in roger : adv yes
- As in uh-huh : adv yes
- As in decidedly : adv certainly
Synonyms for by all means
- absolutely
- affirmative
- agreed
- all right
- amen
- assuredly
- aye
- beyond a doubt
- bloody
- by all means
- certainly
- clearly
- decisively
- definitely
- determinedly
- distinctly
- downright
- emphatically
- even so
- exactly
- fine
- flat out
- for a fact
- gladly
- good
- good enough
- granted
- in spades
- indeed
- indubitably
- just so
- most assuredly
- naturally
- no catch
- no holds barred
- no ifs ands or buts
- no mistake
- no strings attached
- obviously
- of course
- okay
- positively
- powerful
- precisely
- real
- really
- right
- roger
- straight out
- strongly
- sure
- sure thing
- surely
- terribly
- terrifically
- true
- undoubtedly
- unequivocally
- unmistakably
- unquestionably
- very well
- willingly
- without a doubt
- without fail
- yea
- yep
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