by no means

Idioms  

1. Also, not by any means. In no way, certainly not. For example, He is by no means a weak opponent, or Not by any means will I go along with that decision. [Late 1400s]

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Example Sentences

The 17th-ranked team in the country, the Trojans are by no means a bad team.

From Los Angeles Times

For instance, while it is by no means an eat-the-rich manifesto, the musical explores how financially stratified New York—and London and other cities—has become.

From The Wall Street Journal

But professional composers by no means went away, and have only grown in importance with the rise of blockbuster pop in the streaming era.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is by no means a magic bullet solution to the problem of how to replace fossil fuels with clean energy and use the land in a way that protects nature.

From BBC

In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus declares of judgment as prison, “Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• barely
• comparatively
• practically
• rarely
• seldom
• simply
• somewhat