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

And then also people who’ve had similar friendships with a guy or a girl and have this history of a great friendship that is not the same anymore and how that is. —Kara Warner, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024

Keep on trying to fail rapidly and keep on pivoting until failure does not happen anymore. —Byluv Tulsidas, Fortune, 4 June 2024

For many decades, Chuck E. Cheese’s in-house band has entertained birthday kids and families enjoying pizza, cake and sodas for celebrations — but the furry musicians with big eyes are not the life of the party anymore. —Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2024

People who didn’t like climbing stairs to enter the plaza from the south will be happy to know that won’t be a hurdle anymore. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 June 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