Antonyms for by no means
| Grammar : Adv, interj |
| Spell : meen |
| Phonetic Transcription : min |
Definition of by no 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 nope : adv no
- As in hardly : adv scarcely; with difficulty
- As in no : interj not
Synonyms for by no means
- absolutely not
- almost inconceivably
- almost not
- barely
- by a hair
- by no means
- comparatively
- detectably
- faintly
- gradually
- imperceptibly
- infrequently
- just
- little
- nay
- negative
- never
- nix
- no more than
- no way
- not a bit
- not at all
- not by any means
- not by much
- not likely
- not markedly
- not measurably
- not much
- not notably
- not noticeably
- not often
- not quite
- nothing doing
- once in a blue moon
- only
- only just
- perceptibly
- practically
- pretty near
- rarely
- scantly
- seldom
- simply
- slightly
- somewhat
- sparsely
- sporadically
- with trouble
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