not anything like

Idioms

Also, nothing like; not anywhere near; nowhere near. Quite different from, far from; also, not nearly. For example, The town's library isn't anything like the university's library, or His outfit was nothing like his brother's, or It isn't anything like as cold as it was last winter, or That movie isn't anywhere near as exciting as I thought it would be, or Her diamond is nowhere near as big as mine. The phrases with like date from the late 1700s, and those with near from the mid-1400s.

Example Sentences

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Well, except no, it’s not anything like that.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2024

“But it’s not anything like what we would hope,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2022

It was not anything like the fantasy of a volcano we all imagined when we flew to Iceland.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2022

She called Maxwell a "scapegoat," and added, "She is not Jeffrey Epstein. She is not anything like Jeffrey Epstein."

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2021

Things regular kids actually wear, and not anything like the tarp I’ve got on.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

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