out of the question
Not an option
Out of the question means impossible or not worth considering.
Something out of the question isn't merely unlikely—it's ruled out entirely: Moving to another city is out of the question while my mother needs care.
The phrase often appears in flat refusals: A raise right now? That's out of the question.
- no wayEmphatic denial
- not a chanceEmphatic refusal of possibility
- no can doSlangy phrase of refusal
- not happeningWill never occur
- no-goProhibited or impossible
absolutely not · fat chance · impossible · infeasible · forget it · preposterous · unthinkable · in your dreams · impracticable · over my dead body · unattainable · nonstarter · inconceivable · ruled out · dream on · not on your life · no dice · when pigs fly
out of the questionpossible
Able to occur
on the table · feasible · doable · achievable · conceivable
out of the questionabsolutely
Completely, without exception
of course · certainly · by all means · no problem · allowed
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