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

Even the cloud isn’t a haven anymore, as demonstrated with Oracle’s report.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Poverty, she says of those years, was “a pair of vacant eyes, nothing in them anymore, no strength to hold hope.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 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

How old will these people, who are so important to me, be when I might not be there anymore for them?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Maybe she can’t afford a luxury hotel anymore.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller