not on

ADJECTIVE

out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

away outside

STRONG

absent antiquated cold dated dead doused ended exhausted expired extinguished finished impossible outmoded

WEAK

at an end behind the times démodé not allowed old-fashioned old-hat passé ruled out unacceptable unfashionable used-up

Antonyms

STRONG

animated existing incomplete interested modern new saved stored unfinished warm

WEAK

here possible

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not on

At the time, SuperSport were not on the lookout for cheating, despite the shenanigans of the first two Tests.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

It’s not on a legacy network, it isn’t filmed in a studio, and the U.S. president isn’t calling the host a “deranged lunatic.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

He genuinely believed a book should sell itself on its merits, not on advertising promotions or the author’s personality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

At the same time, however, companies make multibillion-dollar decisions based not on the possibility of wars or natural disasters, but rather on even demand with a multiyear, and sometimes multidecade, horizon.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

But the thing was, only one person could give the gift, and it wasn’t the great-grandson, not on his fastest day alive.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

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