by no means

phrase

: in no way : not at all

Examples of by no means in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the focus on the anchor-outs’ relatively modest contribution to bay pollution is indicative of a broader tendency, by no means unique to Marin County, to blame homeless people for everything that goes wrong. — Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

The talent on this list is by no means small-scale — their followings are still in the millions. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

Jacas, whose reps have steadily increased over the week, has by no means dominated for even a stretch of practice, but flashes of excellent upper-body strength and burst off the line are there. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

The zoological and mythographic tendencies of Caillois are by no means out of place here. — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for by no means

• asphaltenes
• chemokines
• contravenes
• diamines
• evergreens
• figurines
• fullerenes
• gasolines
• ghibellines
• indigenes
• intervenes
• isolines