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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The flavors may be familiar, but the experience is anything but.
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
Packable Travel Backpack This Nobl find is anything but your run-of-the-mill travel backpack—it's specially designed to fold into a compact pouch when not in use for easy portability.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
The woman explained in her post that she and her ex-husband had been divorced for just over five years and that their split had been anything but amicable.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Huang insists that the trajectory was anything but smooth.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
Packable Travel Backpack This Nobl find is anything but your run-of-the-mill travel backpack—it's specially designed to fold into a compact pouch when not in use for easy portability.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
The woman explained in her post that she and her ex-husband had been divorced for just over five years and that their split had been anything but amicable.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Huang insists that the trajectory was anything but smooth.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Anything but.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20but. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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