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

Before her son was born, though, choosing a boy’s name had been anything but easy. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Obviously without drastically modifying anything but really getting your hands into the story. — Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 29 July 2026

Historically, the process for reviewing and approving data center proposals has been anything but democratic. — John Kostyack, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

While restoration may be a moribund art, the atmosphere at the NFDA showcase was anything but sepulchral. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Rhymes for anything but

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