anything but

phrase

: not at all

He looked anything but happy.

Though he said he was happy, he looked anything but.

This problem is anything but new.

Examples of anything but in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Apparently not Trump, judging by his appointment of someone whose debut was anything but professional. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

But for scientists, Theranos’s problems are anything but history. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

While the ring's meaning remains a mystery, Hurley's real-life romance with Cyrus has been anything but a secret. — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Slim, elegant, refined, and expensive, its success was nevertheless anything but assured. — Simon De Burton, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for anything but

• abut
• catgut
• chesnut
• chestnut
• donut
• doughnut
• groundnut
• haircut
• hindgut
• midgut
• precut
• rebut