not anything like

Idioms  

1. 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.

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not anything like

"It's super difficult conditions to play in that heat, especially us playing in England - there's not anything like that before," said James.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025

“It’s still not anything like what we saw prepandemic. It’s cooling from a boil to a rolling simmer. And that’s not enough.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022

“It’s not anything like 95% are tired of her. But I think it’s a good strong majority.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2022

The cause of this embetterment came from nature, he argued, not anything like industrial carbon dioxide pollution.

From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2021

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

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle