not a chance
Forget about it
Not a chance is an emphatic refusal or denial—stronger than a simple no.
It dismisses the possibility entirely: Will you lend him money again? Not a chance.
The phrase often responds to requests or predictions the speaker finds absurd or unwelcome.
Sometimes intensified: not a chance in hell.
Beyond mental grasp
- unthinkableToo terrible to contemplate
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
- improbableNot likely true
- unlikelyNot apt to happen
hopeless · unattainable · unachievable · unrealistic · insurmountable · futile · unworkable · preposterous
Act of declining
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- turndownAct of declining
declined · nope · nay · thumbs down · hard pass · no go · dismissed · shut down
Capacity to withstand force
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- holding groundMaintaining position under pressure
- digging inEstablishing a defensive position
- pushing backExerting opposing force
obstinacy · stubbornness · intransigence · unyielding · immovable · unbending · resolute · adamant
inconceivable
Beyond mental grasp
- unthinkableToo terrible to contemplate
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
- improbableNot likely true
unlikely · hopeless · unattainable · unachievable · unrealistic · insurmountable · futile · unworkable · preposterous · absurd
refusal
Act of declining
turndown · declined · nope · nay · thumbs down · hard pass · no go · dismissed · shut down · shot down
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- holding groundMaintaining position under pressure
- digging inEstablishing a defensive position
pushing back · obstinacy · stubbornness · intransigence · unyielding · immovable · unbending · resolute · adamant · unswayed
- exclusionexclude, excluded, rule out, banned, bans
- refusalsno, decline, no thanks, refuse, nope
- sarcastic phraseswhatever, who cares, yeah right, so what, why bother
- stubbornnessstubbornness, obstinacy, pigheadedness, bullheadedness, mulishness
not a chancedefinitely
With complete certainty
absolutely · certainly · for sure · without a doubt · guaranteed
not a chancemaybe
Expression of uncertainty
perhaps · possibly · it's possible · conceivably · potentially
not a chanceabsolutely
Completely, without exception
of course · by all means · yes indeed · sure thing · certainly