Synonyms

no more

American

[noh mawr] / ˈnoʊ ˈmɔr /

adjective

not any more.

When she had no more clean clothes, she finally decided to do the laundry.

noun

not any more (of something).

We went back to buy another copy, but they had no more.
I’ll have no more of your backtalk!
nothing else; nothing additional.

He said no more, but it was clear that he understood.
These allegations are mere malicious rumor and no more.

adverb

not to any greater extent or degree.

It’s no more expensive to buy it ready-made than to make it yourself.
The author of this paper is no more a scientist than I am a Martian!
no longer.

Cry no more, my friend, for we will see justice done.
You’re here at last, and I am lonely no more.
never again.

With these words he galloped away and was seen no more.
neither.

I never took to the fellow, I’m afraid—and no more did my wife.

idioms

be no more, to be dead or gone; be no longer existing.

Let us drink to the memory of the ships and sailors that are no more.
no more than, less than or equal to; a maximum of.

The assessment should take no more than 5–10 minutes of your time.
The pub is on your left, no more than half a mile down the road.
say no more, (an exclamation expressing full agreement or understanding based on very little said).

“We’re on a budget.” “Say no more, ma’am, I know just the car for you.”

Etymology

Origin of no more

First recorded before 1000

Example Sentences

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The crew of four — in the dim green glow of their spacecraft, with no more elbow room than a Sprinter van — entered a profound solitude few have ever experienced.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The Wegovy pill must be taken on an empty stomach with no more than four ounces of water, and requires patients to wait 30 minutes before consuming anything else.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

With that avenue now blocked, as was always foreseeable, there’s no more dodging if Iran continues to block the Strait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“If it bleeds, it leads” is no more, replaced by something that stinks in its own way.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

We had no more than opened the gate, when the little mare tossed her head and came trotting to us.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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