not

adverb

Definition of notnext
as in never
in no way or under no circumstances The food was so burnt that it was not edible.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for not
  1. never
  2. rarely
  3. seldom
Adverb
  • Across the country there are 28 additional federal court vacancies for which Biden never named a nominee, most of them in red states whose senators probably would have opposed his picks.
    Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
  • The cause was never far from the minds of those present with many sporting the colors of the Palestinian flag in their lapels.
    John Bleasdale, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of never
Adverb
  • Don’t be aggressive with calling, rattling, or decoying since reclusive bucks rarely respond well to those aggressive tactics.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Enterprise data, however, is rarely ready for an LLM.
    Brian Platz, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of rarely
Adverb
  • What’s seldom discussed are the courts themselves which, sure, follow strict dimensions, but can possess variances other than surface.
    Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
  • His supporters seldom mention any unusual qualities such as charisma, infallibility, or wisdom.
    Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of seldom
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