Definitions

no way

INTERJECTION

Synonyms

STRONGEST

negative

STRONG

nix

WEAK

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

INTERJECTION

fat chance

Synonyms

WEAK

chance in a million ghost of a chance impossible no chance not a prayer poor outlook poor possibility poor prospect slim chance small chance snowball's chance in hell unthinkable very little chance when hell freezes over

INTERJECTION

nope

Synonyms

WEAK

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

ADVERB

hardly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barely comparatively practically rarely seldom simply somewhat

STRONG

just

WEAK

almost inconceivably almost not by a hair by no means detectably faintly gradually imperceptibly infrequently little no more than 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

never

Synonyms

WEAK

at no time don't hold your breath forget it nevermore not at all not ever not in any way not in the least not on your life not under any condition

Antonyms

WEAK

always forever

Example Sentences

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In the specific tragedy of the Nowak case, there is no way of knowing yet exactly why the police behaved as they did.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

There’s no way that’s enough to morph index funds beyond recognition or to turn them into a bad deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“There is no way you can tell me that 1,500 steps is necessary to approve a site plan,” Watson says.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

If the internet rumor mill is to be believed, there’s no way that 20-year-old Kane Parsons actually directed his captivating debut feature, “Backrooms.”

From Salon • May 30, 2026

There was no way to know how much of the road was blocked by fallen trees.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

no way

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