wasn't
Failed to be
Wasn't is the contraction of "was not," used to negate past tense statements with singular subjects: She wasn't home when I called, It wasn't my fault.
In casual speech, wasn't sometimes appears with plural subjects where standard grammar would use "weren't": They wasn't ready.
Prior in time
- previouslyBefore the present moment
- formerlyIn the past
- earlierAt a prior time
- onceAt one time
Contraction of negated possession
- haven'tLack possession of
- didn'tPast negative auxiliary
- couldn'tPast inability marker
- wouldn'tPast conditional negative
shouldn't · won't · can't · don't · doesn't · hadn't · mightn't · mustn't
In truth, not supposedly
mistaken · wrong · false · incorrect · untrue · misremembered · misunderstood · clarification
Verbal clash over differences
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- refusalAct of declining
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- disavowalRejection of connection
rebuttal · objection · protest · disbelief · skepticism · doubt · dismissal · renunciation
before
Prior in time
- previouslyBefore the present moment
- formerlyIn the past
- earlierAt a prior time
hasn't
Contraction of negated possession
wouldn't · shouldn't · won't · can't · don't · doesn't · hadn't · mightn't · mustn't · needn't
actually
In truth, not supposedly
contrary · mistaken · wrong · false · incorrect · untrue · misremembered · misunderstood · clarification · rectification
not
Opposite of affirmative
nor · nothing · nowhere · none · nobody · nope · nay · hardly · scarcely · barely
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- refusalAct of declining
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
disavowal · rebuttal · objection · protest · disbelief · skepticism · doubt · dismissal · renunciation · recantation
- wasn't me
- Rome wasn't built in a dayGreat things take time
- Rome wasn't builtAchievements take time
- would lose one's head if it wasn't attachedExtremely forgetful person