no way

American  

interjection

1. Informal. absolutely not; no.

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no way Idioms  

1. Also, there is no way. Certainly not; never. For example, No way can I forget what he did, or Are you coming along?—No way! or There's no way our candidate can lose. This colloquial expression dates from the mid-1900s, but an earlier adverb, noway, dates from the 1300s.

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Etymology

Origin of no way

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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no way

He had no way of knowing, but so did his jockey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

As we can clearly see this week, the paint is peeling and we have no way to fix it.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

In an Instagram post published on Monday, Grasso said her doctor first mentioned that she could have been misdiagnosed last year, but she "thought there's no way".

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

"With the smoke we thought, 'there's no way we can do that to the dogs'".

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

‘It’s no way for her to live her life.’

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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