not at all
Zero percent true
Not at all is a polite way of saying "you're welcome" in response to thanks, or an emphatic denial meaning "absolutely not." Thank you so much for your help. —Not at all.
Are you upset? —Not at all, I understand completely.
The phrase emphasizes that something requires no thanks or that a suggestion is entirely wrong.
Expression of emphatic denial
- in no wayTotal absence of possibility
- hardlyAlmost not at all
- barelyOnly just, almost not
- scarcelyAlmost not
far from it · nothing like · nowhere near · no way · nope · nah · never · none
Polite reply to gratitude
- don't mention itPolite dismissal of thanks
- my pleasureGracious response to gratitude
- no problemCasual acceptance or dismissal
- think nothing of itDismissing someone's gratitude
of course · anytime · no trouble · it was nothing · certainly · sure thing · no worries
To the fullest extent
- utterlyTo the fullest extent
- whollyTo the full extent
- entirelyTo the full extent
- thoroughlyIn complete detail
totally · fully · categorically · unequivocally · emphatically · absolutely · decidedly · unambiguously
by no means
Expression of emphatic denial
scarcely · far from it · nothing like · nowhere near · no way · nope · nah · never · none · zero
you're welcome
Polite reply to gratitude
- don't mention itPolite dismissal of thanks
- my pleasureGracious response to gratitude
- no problemCasual acceptance or dismissal
think nothing of it · of course · anytime · no trouble · it was nothing · certainly · sure thing · no worries
completely
To the fullest extent
thoroughly · totally · fully · categorically · unequivocally · emphatically · absolutely · decidedly · unambiguously · resoundingly
- polite phrasesplease, thank you, yes sir, hello, no sir
- negativesno, never, none, nothing, nobody
- intensifiersvery, really, extremely, absolutely, incredibly
- correctionscorrection, corrections, fix, fixing, rectification
- affirmationsyes, yeah, yep, okay, sure
not at allcompletely
To the fullest extent
entirely · totally · absolutely · fully · wholly
not at allabsolutely
Completely, without exception
definitely · certainly · of course · yes indeed · by all means