anything but
idiom
: not at all
He looked anything but happy.
Though he said he was happy, he looked anything but.
This problem is anything but new.
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Sterling Check Check Enamelware Utensil Holder Certain kitchen accessories, like utensil holders, often lean utilitarian in style, but this one is anything but.
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 17 July 2025
In this guest space, a pair of blue twin beds (holdovers from her teenage son’s little-boy room), feels anything but cliché with a deep blue finish.
—Jody Garlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025
Andrew’s foray into winemaking is anything but conventional.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Renowned for a distinct sense of minimalism, the new Ming 20.01 series 5 guise is anything but.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 14 July 2025
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 17 July 2025
In this guest space, a pair of blue twin beds (holdovers from her teenage son’s little-boy room), feels anything but cliché with a deep blue finish.
—Jody Garlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025
Andrew’s foray into winemaking is anything but conventional.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Renowned for a distinct sense of minimalism, the new Ming 20.01 series 5 guise is anything but.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 14 July 2025
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“Anything but.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20but. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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