nohow
1
9.9
Not in any way
- adverb
- /ˈnoʊhaʊ/
- Archaic
:
de ninguna manera
- I can't help you with this project nohow, so you'll need to find someone else.
Examples
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They refused to discuss the matter nohow, insisting on keeping it private.
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Look, kid, I can't take your bet nohow.
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- It doesn't matter nohow, because here I am.
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...because he wasn't gonna amount to nothing nohow anyway.
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You don't know what to do with no money nohow.
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This ain't my job nohow.
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It's like you get a feeling real deep down and you can't shake it nohow.
Fiction book (1994) -
She don't belong here nohow!
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Despite their efforts, she wasn't interested in participating nohow.
Synonyms
by no means
vsnohow
65
4.2
To say that something is not true or not possible at all
is a general denial without the same forceful tone or certainty
not in the least
vsnohow
22
2.0
Not at all, not even a little bit
is a denial that does not focus on extreme slightness
in no way, shape, or form
vsnohow
3
5.6
It is not true or possible in any way
is a denial but less explicit about covering every circumstance
9.9
A way to say that something is not true at all
is the same meaning but uses a different word form
Antonyms
Surface Forms
nohow positive
Morphology
Etymology
Nohow comes from joining no and how, literally meaning 'in no way'. So it is used to say 'not at all' or 'by no means'.