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

You can get an extremely mild case of influenza but certainly not anything like getting influenza itself.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

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

"I think for some customers, they honestly think I'm going to turn up with an old broom handle with a brush on the end and it's not anything like that," Emily says.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2019

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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