no way

interjection

1. Informal.,  absolutely not; no.

Word History and Origins

Origin of no way¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Example Sentences

And I decided there was no way I could find out.

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“I just thought, there’s no way someone would want to smell like ice cream and waffle cones all day,” said Anthony.

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“There’s no way I could run while carrying my mother.”

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“Honestly it was such an odd record, and Gwen was such a unique singer, and we were doing things in our own little bubble. … There was no way that I knew that it was going to go on to be embraced and succeed the way that it did, I’d be lying if I said otherwise, right?”

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"We in no way supported him or agreed with any of his actions in the past four years. We are truly sorry for all that you had to endure."

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Related Words

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