Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

by any stretch of the imagination

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: by any stretch of the imag-i-na-tion
IPA

50

Scrabble Score

28

Letters

4

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

By any means; in any sense; regardless of how one puts or considers it.

Example Sentences

"The British Prime Minister isn't a monarch by any stretch of the imagination."

Phrases

by no stretch of the imagination

Frequently Paired Words

by no stretch of the imagination

Questions

What does by any stretch of the imagination mean?: By any means; in any sense; regardless of how one puts or considers it.

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