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no way

INTERJECTION
no
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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There’s no way to know how widespread or systematic those concentrations are without technical reports disclosing a project’s mineral contents and quality, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

"If the judge knew who I was, she would know that there's no way that I could be found guilty," he recalled him saying.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

“There is no way we would’ve agreed to the structure without being absolutely convinced that Demis represented the future of our AI strategy,” Harrison said later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

However, at age 66½, the Social Security Administration will convert my benefits to full retirement, and there will be no way for me to increase my monthly payments unless I return to work before then.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

There was no way she would be left behind any longer.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.