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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But no human would bother to guess in which direction the pen might fall, there's no way to tell.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

It also argued that customers were in no way forced to use its products on Android and that downloading competing apps was just a tap away.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

They had no way of knowing whether their new country would survive, much less endure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Paulsen says there’s no way to tell how much today’s EPS estimates reflect sustainable company performance versus increasingly reflecting rising investor optimism.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

But after I had wedged him in, I knew there was no way to tie him.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

no way

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