Definitions

no way

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All (5) Interjection (3) Adverb (2)

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no interj.
fat chance interj.
nope interj.
hardly adv.
never adv.

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

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no way

There is no way this story isn’t personal; no telling that can leave out my specific interest in this body of work.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

And there was no way back for Yuan, 26, as Wu made sure of the trophy and the £177,000 top prize.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

“Switzerland has a functioning debt brake, meaning its public debt is in no way comparable to that of other industrialised nations,” Commerzbank foreign exchange analyst Michael Pfister said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"There's just no way to get there. Nothing. It's impossible to cross the bridges today," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

And there was no way he would have missed that sign before.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

no way

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