not in the slightest

No way whatsoever

Not in the slightest is an emphatic way of saying not at all, used to deny something completely.

It often answers questions or counters assumptions: Did it bother you?

Not in the slightest.

The phrase suggests the absence of even the smallest degree of whatever is being discussed.

negation

absolutely not

Emphatic total rejection

certainly not · definitely not · never · nope · no chance · hardly · not one bit · nothing doing · fat chance · under no circumstances

emphasis

utterly

To the fullest extent

totally · thoroughly · categorically · emphatically · unequivocally · decidedly · absolutely · positively · unconditionally · unreservedly

Opposites
degree of affirmation

not in the slightestabsolutely

Completely, without exception

completely · entirely · totally · immensely · a great deal

intensity of agreement/confirmation

not in the slightestabsolutely

Completely, without exception

definitely · certainly · without a doubt · one hundred percent · beyond question

Family

slight, slightest, slightly, slightness, slighter

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G