certainly not

idiom

: not at all
"Did I offend you?" "Oh, certainly not."

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If that team is South Florida, almost certainly not, considering the Bulls own the head-to-head victory. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 Nov. 2025 That would be a 21-point drop back from a year ago and almost certainly not enough to make the postseason in the Eastern Conference. James Mirtle, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025 Not the president, certainly not the Supreme Court, that is his biggest rubber stamp. ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025 And the film doesn’t do that, certainly not at the beginning. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for certainly not

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“Certainly not.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/certainly%20not. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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