| With nary a chance |
New York Times |
20 Sep 2026 |
| Emphatic refusal |
LA Times Daily |
18 Sep 2026 |
| "Zero chance" |
Universal |
28 Jun 2026 |
| "No way, ____" |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
16 Jan 2026 |
| See 4-Across |
New York Times Mini |
10 Dec 2025 |
| Impossibly, informally |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Nov 2025 |
| Person not turning up without son under any conditions |
The Times Cryptic |
17 Oct 2025 |
| "Never!", fun-style: 2 wds. |
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| Not in the least, colloquially |
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| Not at all |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
22 May 2025 |
| It is not in any way to sound like specialised skill (5) |
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| Never ever ever |
New York Times |
12 Mar 2025 |
| Not in any way practical knowledge being voiced |
The Times Cryptic |
10 Dec 2024 |
| Sound knowhow, but substandard English (5) |
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| Expertise in speech-making? Not at all |
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| Expertise on the radio? Not at all (5) |
|
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| "Ain't happening!" |
New York Times |
15 Sep 2024 |
| In any manner, slangily |
|
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| "In your dreams!" |
Newsday |
17 May 2024 |
| "Zero chance, pal!" |
New York Times |
13 May 2024 |
| Not at all, not in any way |
|
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| Not in any way having specialised skill reported (5) |
|
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| ''When pigs fly!'' |
Newsday |
15 Dec 2023 |
| "Ain't gonna happen!" |
Universal |
04 Oct 2023 |
| Emphatic refusal |
Newsday |
01 Feb 2023 |
| 'Forget about it!' |
Newsday |
23 Sep 2022 |
| 'Ain't gonna happen' |
|
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| "Ain't gonna happen" |
LA Times Daily |
11 May 2022 |
| Be able to broadcast under any conditions? |
The Times Cryptic |
29 Apr 2022 |
| Not in any way |
The Times Concise |
15 Mar 2022 |
| Absolutely not |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Jan 2022 |
| At all, in dialect; by any manner |
The Guardian Speedy |
02 Jan 2022 |
| “Ain’t gonna happen” |
New York Times |
11 Dec 2021 |
| In America, it's used to emphasise a negative expertise, it's said |
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| At all, in dialect |
New York Times |
18 Aug 2021 |
| Not in any way, in dialect |
New York Times |
09 Aug 2021 |
| "Never going to happen!" |
|
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| Specialised skill spoken of? Not at all |
|
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| With zero chance, slangily |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Mar 2021 |
| Not in any way, in dialect |
Universal |
28 Dec 2020 |
| Emphatic turndown |
Newsday |
14 Dec 2020 |
| In any possible way, in dialect |
New York Times |
21 Nov 2020 |
| ''In your dreams!'' |
Newsday |
24 Sep 2020 |
| Foreign drama that's painful under any conditions |
|
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| Not in any way (2 words) |
Family Time |
31 Aug 2020 |
| 'Uh-uh!' |
New York Times |
04 Jul 2020 |
| "No way, ___" ("Not happening!"): 2 wds. |
|
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| “Ain’t happening!” |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jun 2020 |
| ''Ain't gonna happen!'' |
Newsday |
27 May 2020 |
| “Ain’t never gonna happen!” |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Nov 2019 |
| Skill, by the sound of it? Definitely not |
|
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| Emphatic word of refusal |
LA Times Daily |
18 Sep 2019 |
| Emphatic word of refusal |
|
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| Not at all |
|
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| Not at all |
LA Times Daily |
12 Aug 2019 |
| With zero chance, informally |
|
|
| "Ain't gonna happen" |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jul 2019 |
| 'Ain't gonna happen' |
|
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| Slangy negative |
|
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| Not in any way |
|
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| Not at all |
|
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| "Ain't gonna happen" |
|
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| Emphatic word of refusal |
|
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| Impossibly, informally |
Thomas Joseph |
18 Dec 2018 |
| At all |
|
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| At all |
LA Times Daily |
09 Nov 2018 |
| Drama that was painful? Never! |
|
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| Skill in audio? Definitely not |
The Telegraph Toughie |
27 Jun 2018 |
| U-turn from in every way |
Universal |
14 Jun 2018 |
| Slangy impossible |
Universal |
27 Apr 2018 |
| With zero chance, informally |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Mar 2018 |
| "Not gonna happen" |
LA Times Daily |
22 Feb 2018 |
| 'Not gonna happen' |
|
|
| "Ain't gonna happen": 2 wds. |
|
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| Not by a long shot |
Universal |
07 Jan 2018 |
| U-turn from in every way |
|
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| Slangy impossible |
|
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| Not by a long shot |
|
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| At all |
|
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| "Not gonna happen" |
|
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| Not at all |
Universal |
12 Nov 2017 |
| "Ain't happenin'!" |
LA Times Daily |
04 Sep 2017 |
| 'Ain't happenin'!' |
|
|
| At all, in dialect |
New York Times |
23 Jul 2017 |
| With zero chance |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Jun 2017 |
| Person who fails to honour commitment: not special, not at all |
|
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| Not by a long shot: 2 wds. |
|
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| Strong refusal |
Newsday |
05 Feb 2017 |
| "Not happenin'" |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jan 2017 |
| Not at all |
|
|
| At all, in dialect |
|
|
| "Ain't happenin'!" |
|
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| "Not happenin'" |
|
|
| Specialised skill, from what we hear? Absolutely not! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 Nov 2016 |
| Opposite of "in every way" |
Universal |
03 Aug 2016 |
| Present contains surprise? Emphatically not! |
|
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| Not at all, in dialect |
Premier Sunday |
01 May 2016 |
| Without any chance |
|
|
| Opposite of "in every way" |
|
|
| Unequivocal refusal |
Newsday |
31 Dec 2015 |
| Not at all, informally |
Premier Sunday |
22 Nov 2015 |
| Not at all |
|
|
| 'Ain't happening!' |
Wall Street Journal |
08 May 2015 |
| "Absolutely not!" |
Universal |
04 May 2015 |
| Drama and pained expression not at all the American way? |
The Times Cryptic |
13 Mar 2015 |
| 'Forget it!' |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Jan 2015 |
| Not at all |
|
|
| "Ain't happening!" |
|
|
| Unequivocal refusal |
|
|
| "Absolutely not!" |
|
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| Not at all, informally |
|
|
| Natural skill, say? Not by any means |
|
|
| "Forget about it!" |
|
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| At all |
|
|
| Opposite of "in every way" |
|
|
| "Not gonna happen!" |
|
|
| In any way |
|
|
| Not by a long shot |
|
|
| Opposite of "in any way" |
|
|
| With zero chance, informally |
|
|
| When pigs fly |
|
|
| Broadcasting expertise? Not at all |
|
|
| "When pigs fly!" |
|
|
| "Ain't gonna happen" |
|
|
| "Never in a million years!" |
|
|
| Emphatic turndown |
|
|
| Not at all, in the sticks |
|
|
| Not in any way |
|
|
| Not in any way |
|
|
| "Ain't gonna happen!" |
|
|
| "Ain't gonna happen" |
|
|
| Not under any circumstances, informally |
|
|
| At all |
|
|
| Not under any circumstances |
|
|
| Not in any way, informally |
|
|
| Not in any way, in dialect |
|
|
| "Ain't happening" |
|
|
| Not at all |
|
|
| "Ain't happening" |
|
|
| "Forget it!" |
|
|
| "Ain't gonna happen!" |
|
|
| At all |
|
|
| "In your dreams!" |
|
|
| Not in any way |
|
|
| At all, slangily |
|
|
| Not in any way |
|
|
| Not in any way |
|
|
| Emphatic turndown |
|
|
| Not in the slightest |
|
|
| "When pigs fly!" |
|
|
| "Not happening!" |
|
|
| "Not gonna happen" |
|
|
| Dismissive exclamation |
|
|
| "Ain't gonna happen" |
|
|
| Opposite of someways |
|
|
| Slangy negative |
|
|
| Not at all, slangily |
|
|
| "Fuhgeddaboudit!" |
|
|
| Never |
|
|
| "Ain't happening!" |
|
|
| Negative emphasizer |
|
|
| "Ain't gonna happen" |
|
|
| Not at all, in dialect |
|
|
| Emphatic refusal |
|
|
| With zero chance, informally |
|
|
| At all |
|
|
| Never in any way |
|
|
| Negative statement enhancer |
|
|
| In any way |
|
|
| "Not happening!" |
|
|
| Having zero chance |
|
|
| Emphatic refusal |
|
|
| Not in the least |
|
|
| "Not at all," vernacularly |
|
|
| Impossible! |
|
|
| Not in any way |
|
|
| Never |
|
|
| When pigs fly |
|
|
| Never |
|
|
| Not under any circumstances, informally |
|
|
| Not at all |
|
|
| "Forget it!" |
|
|
| Informal opposite of "under any circumstances" |
|
|
| "When pigs fly!" |
|
|
| Opposite of someways |
|
|
| In any way |
|
|
| "Forget about it!" |
|
|
| Under any circumstances |
|
|
| With zero chance |
|
|
| "Uh-uh!" |
|
|
| Not at all |
|
|
| Never ever |
|
|
| "In every way" opposite, in dialect |
|
|
| "When pigs fly!" |
|
|
| Not at all |
|
|
| Not at all! |
|
|
| Not in the slightest |
|
|
| Adverb disdained by English teachers |
|
|
| With zero chance |
|
|
| Opposite of "in every possible way" |
|
|
| "Forget it!" |
|
|
| Not in any way |
|
|
| Not in any way |
|
|
| Not at all, in dialect |
|
|
| Some way s antonym |
|
|
| Ever, in dialect |
|
|
| Opposite of "in any way" |
|
|
| "Uh-uh!" |
|
|
| "Not!" |
|
|
| Never |
|
|
| Not a chance |
|
|
| "Absolutely not!" |
|
|
| Not at all |
|
|
| Not at all vernacularly |
|
|
| Not by a long shot |
|
|
| Not at all, in Dogpatch |
|
|
| Forget it! |
|
|
| Emphatic refusal |
|
|
| Not on your life! |
|
|
| Not at all. |
|
|
| Rustic negative. |
|
|
| "Keep dreaming" |
|
|
| Never, ever, ever |
|
|
| Not at all: Dial. |
|
|
| Not at all: Colloq. |
|
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| Anyway: Dial. |
|
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| Never, in the deep South. |
|
|
| "Forget it" |
|
|