anymore

American  

[en-ee-mawr, -mohr] / ˌɛn iˈmɔr, -ˈmoʊr /

adverb

1. any longer.

2. nowadays; presently.

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Spelling

The adverb anymore meaning “any longer” or “nowadays” is most commonly spelled as one word. It is used in negative constructions and in some types of questions: Sally doesn't work here anymore. Do you play tennis anymore? In some dialects, chiefly South Midland in origin, it is found in positive statements meaning “nowadays”: Baker's bread is all we eat anymore. Anymore we always take the bus. Its use at the beginning of a sentence is almost exclusive to speech or to representations of speech.

Etymology

Origin of anymore

1350–1400; Middle English ani more any longer

Explanation

Use the adverb anymore to mean "any further" or "any longer." Your grandfather might complain that there aren't any good family movies anymore. If you don't do something anymore, it means you once did it but now you don't: "Yeah, I don't take Irish step dancing lessons anymore." If you put your fingers in your ears while your brother is talking, you make it clear you're not listening anymore. Sometimes anymore is spelled as two words, any more — both are considered correct, with anymore being more common in the US.

Example Sentences

They simply weren’t my taste anymore, and I didn’t like how the resin had yellowed over time.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

If UMG came to us and said, “Here’s how we think it should work now,” we probably have to go along with it, unless we didn’t want to have all their music anymore.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

I hear this narrative a lot, like, people are so plugged into social media and desensitized to violence that we just don’t care about anyone else anymore.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

"There's no denying anymore that there is an issue with child safety on the platforms," Alexis Shore Ingber, a communications law expert and a professor at Syracuse University, said.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Nothing was binding me anymore, not the miller or the gold or a rumpel.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff