noway

adverb

Definition of nowaynext
1
as in never
or noways not in any degree, way, or under any condition that will noway hurt your chances of getting on the team

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2
as in no
usually no way certainly not no way will I go with you to the dance

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noway
  1. never
  2. no
  3. none
  4. ill
  5. scarcely
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
  • There’s just something about the surreal nature of the film that made anything feel possible about its production, no matter how outlandish the claim.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Tim Rice’s lyrics paint a vivid portrait of how vulnerable people can be drawn to an evil that promises them prosperity, no matter how empty that promise may be. 15.
    Barry Levitt, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of no
Adverb
  • That being said there were some sloppy mistakes from Pellegrini's side, none more sloppy than Lukasz Fabianski's poor clearance which led to a penalty that was handily dispatched by Sergio Aguero late on.
    SI.com, SI.com, 8 Sep. 2019
  • Sierpina, a reigning bronze medalist in the cyclocross nationals, was none too happy when her mother signed her up for cross country in April.
    Nate Bryan, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2019
Definition of none
Adverb
  • But King George fell ill, then grew sicker and died in 1952.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Sands, so good in & Juliet and To Kill A Mockingbird, embodies the story’s moral force without coming across as off-putting or smug, while Duvall captures the tragedy of a man whose long life has left him ill-prepared for what fate has in store.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of ill
Adverb
  • In the state’s five biggest counties, Trump’s point margin improved by 1 point in very blue Milwaukee and Dane, worsened by 1 point in very red Waukesha, and scarcely changed at all in purple Brown and Outagamie, improving by three-tenths of a point.
    Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The Trump campaign, for its part, has scarcely made public mention of the Republicans who supported Nikki Haley and might, despite her endorsement, potentially defect to Harris.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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