anymore

adverb

any·​more ˌe-nē-ˈmȯr 

1

: any longer

I was not moving anymore with my feet

—Anaïs Nin

2

: at the present time : now, nowadays

Hardly a day passes without rain anymore.

Anymore vs. Any More: Usage Guide

Although both anymore and any more are found in written use, in current writing anymore is the more common styling. Anymore is regularly used in negative

No one can be natural anymore.

—May Sarton

, interrogative

Do you read much anymore?

, and conditional

If you do that anymore, I'll leave.

contexts and in certain positive constructions.

The Washingtonian is too sophisticated to believe anymore in solutions.

—Russell Baker

In many regions of the U.S. the use of anymore in sense 2 is quite common in positive constructions, especially in speech.

… everybody's cool anymore.

—Bill White

Every time we leave the house anymore, I play a game called "Stump the Housebreaker."

—Erma Bombeck

The positive use appears to have been of Midland origin, but it is now reported to be widespread in all speech areas of the U.S. except New England.

Synonyms

• currently
• now
• nowadays
• presently
• right now
• today

Examples of anymore in a Sentence

I never see them anymore.

they don't sell that kind of sandwich anymore

Recent Examples on the Web

Can't qualify off of your debt-to-income ratio anymore? —Brenna Carles, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024

Technically, Conway isn’t signed to Griselda anymore, right? —Angel Diaz, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024

After his manager took his phone charger one too many times, one employee had enough — and then figured out a way to make sure it couldn't be stolen anymore. —Danielle Jennings, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024

NBCUniversal’s cable networks aren’t growing anymore. —Alex Sherman, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

anymore

adverb

any·​more ˌen-ē-ˈmō(ə)r 

-ˈmȯ(ə)r

: at the present time : nowadays

never see them anymore