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

But that's not where Trump's position lies anymore. —Philip Elliott, TIME, 30 Apr. 2024

These on-screen little siblings aren't the youngest actors on set anymore! —Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2024

Getting hit in the head is not a foul anymore after a replay review. —Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024

They aren’t being built in large numbers anymore in Colorado. —Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2024

Not anymore, at least not on radio: 'Listeners are not staying for music' This award-winning Arizona wine maker closed his only metro Phoenix tasting room Is Cinco de Mayo a religious holiday? —The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024

Can an organization that sees itself as above politics, that sees itself straightforwardly as a support system for an open society, be allowed to exist anymore? —Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024

Since Cabarrus Memorial does not exist anymore, the trustees say Atrium Health is not the proper beneficiary. —Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2024

Don’t be surprised if, someday soon, TikTok isn’t there anymore. —Larry Seltzer, SPIN, 25 Apr. 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