by any means
However it's done
By any means signals willingness to use whatever methods necessary, with no restrictions: She was determined to win by any means.
The phrase often appears in the fuller form by any means necessary, emphasizing that no option is off the table.
By any means can also function as an emphatic negative when paired with not: This is not, by any means, the final word on the subject.
- at all costsWithout any limits
- whatever it takesAny necessary action
- desperateDriven by urgent need
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- do or dieRequiring total commitment
resolve · relentless · hell or high water · tactic · somehow · ruthless · come what may · strategy · anyhow · approach · versatility · no matter what · commitment · creativity · morality · integrity · necessary evil · stop at nothing
by any meansby no means
Expression of emphatic denial
under no circumstances · in no way · not at all · nowise · nohow
means, any, meaning, bye, meant, meanwhile, bypass, meaningful, meantime