nothing of the kind
Idioms-
Also, nothing of the sort.
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No, certainly not, as in Did you push Charlie?—Nothing of the kind! or Do you think the kids were trying to shoplift?—Nothing of the sort . [Second half of 1800s]
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Not at all like what is mentioned or expected, as in They thought we would look them up, but we'd intended nothing of the kind . [Second half of 1800s]
Example Sentences
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Yet the study published in Science says nothing of the kind.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
That seems like a non sequitur, but it is nothing of the kind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
Farage told the BBC the idea was "complete news to me" and "I’ve heard nothing of the kind".
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2024
Let's take the ever-popular triple-spiral design motif, identified all over the internet as "Celtic," which is nothing of the kind.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2023
She was disappointed to hear that nothing of the kind was available.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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