not a bit

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 no way 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

PRONOUN

none

Synonyms

STRONGEST

no one nobody nothing

STRONG

nil zero zilch

WEAK

no one at all no part not a soul not a thing not any not anyone not anything not one

Antonyms

WEAK

some

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“This is not a bit, this is not a joke, Michael and I are here to announce that ‘Smiling Friends’ will be ending after Season 3 is done.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

I’m not a bit worried and I would lose lots of money if I sold today.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025

For the uninitiated, the premise may sound bleak, but not a bit of it.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024

Is that not a bit like sticking a “baby on board” sign to the handlebars of an infant’s carriage?

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2023

She was not a bit the way he had imagined she would be.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

not a bit

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