in no uncertain terms

1. Emphatically, definitely so. For example, Jane told them in no uncertain terms that she wanted no part of their practical joke. The double negative in this idiom serves for emphasis. [Mid-1900s] Also see in so many words.

Example Sentences

But after becoming aware of the defendant's visit to the vigil in 2024 and then Charing Cross police station to have DNA - which was later destroyed - taken, Det Con Draycott said he called Ms Wandelt to say "in no uncertain terms" that she was not Madeleine.

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"We've been told in no uncertain terms that we're not getting in tonight," came the reply.

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“The district court quickly shut down this effort in no uncertain terms. Maybe this has slowed the government’s efforts to expand expedited removal, or maybe the government is waiting for another test case where the non-citizen lacks legal representation.”

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The EPA website on contrails states in no uncertain terms that “chemtrails” are a myth.

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Last year's end-of-summit declaration referenced – in no uncertain terms – Moscow's "brutal war of aggression" several times.

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Related Words

• categorically 
• explicitly 
• plainly www.thesaurus.com
• pointedly 
• specifically 
• unequivocally 
• unmistakably www.thesaurus.com