Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

not by any means

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.31 in modern English

Syllables: not by any means
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Not at all, not in the slightest

Example Sentences

"Though unusual in the Dublin area he knew that it was not by any means unknown for desperadoes who had next to nothing to live on to be abroad waylaying and generally terrorising peaceable pedestrians by placing a pistol at their head..."

Synonyms

by no means

Antonyms

by any means

Questions

What does not by any means mean?: Not at all, not in the slightest

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