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

Generally, the game has been close, the Nuggets will then get into their late-game offense, and the game won’t be close anymore. —Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024

But now we can’t be ignored, we can’t be stepped over, and we can’t be sidelined anymore because the strength is in numbers. —Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024

The people who were going to move already have, and money isn’t cheap anymore. —Alena Botros, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024

But the laugh track simply is not at the center of culture anymore. —Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024

Will the post office stay open longer on April 15? Typically, many U.S. post offices do not have extended hours on Tax Day anymore. —Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024

The thing about Tim McGraw is: there’s nobody doing it quite like him anymore, from the ‘90s or today. —Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2024

What’s so amazing about this question is that nobody in this business knows how to define a success anymore. —Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2024

The hospital cannot receive patients anymore, said Abu Saada. —Aya Batrawy, NPR, 6 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