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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Our greatness will be anything but abstract.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
While the number of hurricanes per season can be unpredictable, their names are anything but.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Our greatness will be anything but abstract.
—Time Video, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
But according to the two-time Sexiest Man Alive, his time as a women's shoe salesman was anything but a dream.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
While the number of hurricanes per season can be unpredictable, their names are anything but.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Our greatness will be anything but abstract.
—Time Video, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
But according to the two-time Sexiest Man Alive, his time as a women's shoe salesman was anything but a dream.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Anything but.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20but. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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