Definitions

by no means

ADVERB

hardly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barely comparatively practically rarely seldom simply somewhat

STRONG

just

WEAK

almost inconceivably almost not by a hair detectably faintly gradually imperceptibly infrequently little no more than no way not a bit not at all not by much not likely not markedly not measurably not much not notably not noticeably not often not quite once in a blue moon only only just perceptibly pretty near scantly slightly sparsely sporadically with trouble

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently

WEAK

very

ADVERB

nope

Synonyms

WEAK

absolutely not nay negative never nix no way not at all not by any means nothing doing

INTERJECTION

Synonyms

STRONGEST

negative

STRONG

nix

WEAK

absolutely not never no way not at all not by any means

Example Sentences

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"This is by no means the end of the AI trade, but it does suggest that valuations had become stretched in parts of the market."

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Google has the most financial muscle of any of the big techs, but its recent strong momentum in AI is by no means assured of sticking that long.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“I by no means subscribe to the fact that you have to be super right or super left, but what we have lost is the middle,” he adds.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

But here, while Gallrein appears the favorite, the race is tight, and Massie is by no means out of it.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

They also pulled a large—but by no means lightly constructed—man.

From "Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner

by no means

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