by no means
Not at all
By no means is an emphatic way of saying not at all or certainly not.
It functions as a strong denial or negation, often reinforcing that something is absolutely not the case.
This is by no means the end of the story.
She is by no means qualified for the position.
The phrase can also appear inverted for emphasis: By no means should you attempt this alone.
- absolutely notEmphatic total rejection
- no wayEmphatic denial
- not at allComplete negation phrase
- fat chanceSarcastic denial of possibility
- under no circumstancesEmphatic total prohibition
never · not in a million years · out of the question · nothing doing · not · not on your life · inconceivable · over my dead body · in no way · far from it · nope · no sir · impossible · forget it · dream on · think again · no dice · nowise
- refusalsno, decline, no thanks, refuse, nope
- correctionscorrection, corrections, fix, fixing, rectification
by no meanscertainly
Without any doubt
absolutely · definitely · by all means · without a doubt · undoubtedly
by no meansperhaps
Expressing uncertainty
maybe · possibly · conceivably · potentially · it's possible
by no meansinevitably
Sure to happen
necessarily · unavoidably · without fail · in every way · perhaps
mean, means, meaning, meant, meaningful, meanness, meaningless, meaningfully, meaningfulness