noway

Emphatic flat refusal

Noway is an emphatic refusal or denial, equivalent to "absolutely not" or "not at all": There's noway I'm doing that.

Often written as two words (no way) or with an s (noways).

The single-word spelling is less common but appears in casual writing and dialogue.

refusal

never

At no point

no chance · out of the question · not happening · nope · nah · uh-uh · no dice · fat chance · dream on · over my dead body

impossibility

unattainable

Impossible to acquire

hopeless · futile · insurmountable · impossible · impracticable · unworkable · infeasible · unrealizable · undoable · out of reach

disbelief

incredulity

Inability to accept something

get out · seriously · unbelievable · shocking · astonishing · no kidding · really · come on · are you serious · what

Opposites
affirmation vs. negation

nowayabsolutely

Completely, without exception

definitely · certainly · yes · positively · surely

possibility vs. impossibility

nowaysomehow

In an unspecified manner

someway · someways · anyway · anyhow · anywise

degree of certainty

nowaycompletely

To the fullest extent

fully · totally · entirely · altogether · extremely

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