nohow
Not at all
Nohow means in no way or not at all: I couldn't manage it nohow.
The word is dialectal and informal, appearing mainly in rural American and British speech.
It often reinforces a negative already present: He wasn't going to help us nohow.
Complete negation phrase
- by no meansExpression of emphatic denial
- in no wayTotal absence of possibility
- under no circumstancesEmphatic total prohibition
- absolutely notEmphatic total rejection
certainly not · definitely not · never · nowise · nowt · nope · nay · denial
Cannot be accomplished
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
- infeasibleNot capable of achievement
- insurmountableImpossible to overcome
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
impracticable · unrealizable · unworkable · undoable · impossible · inconceivable · unthinkable · unimaginable
Without producing intended results
- uselesslyWithout achieving anything
- futilelyIn a fruitless manner
- unsuccessfullyWithout achieving intended result
- inefficientlyIn unproductive manner
unproductively · fruitlessly · ineptly · awkwardly · clumsily · incompetently · ineffectually · poorly
not at all
Complete negation phrase
- by no meansExpression of emphatic denial
- in no wayTotal absence of possibility
- under no circumstancesEmphatic total prohibition
absolutely not · certainly not · definitely not · never · nowise · nowt · nope · nay · denial · refusal
unachievable
Cannot be accomplished
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
- infeasibleNot capable of achievement
- insurmountableImpossible to overcome
hopeless · impracticable · unrealizable · unworkable · undoable · impossible · inconceivable · unthinkable · unimaginable · implausible
ineffectively
Without producing intended results
- uselesslyWithout achieving anything
- futilelyIn a fruitless manner
- unsuccessfullyWithout achieving intended result
inefficiently · unproductively · fruitlessly · ineptly · awkwardly · clumsily · incompetently · ineffectually · poorly · badly
nohowsomehow
In an unspecified manner
someway · one way or another · anyhow · in any way · any which way
nohoweasily
Without difficulty
certainly · definitely · absolutely · surely · readily