not by any means

phrase

: in no way : not at all

It's not by any means certain that he'll come.

I was not happy about the arrangements by any means, but I agreed to do it.

Examples of not by any means in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

California law allows competitors to recruit each other’s employees — but not by any means. — Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2026

But Tharpe's opinion is not by any means the final word. — Emily Heil The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026

American presidents traditionally favor low-key interior decoration, tending to follow George Washington, who advocated ‘a plain and neat manner, not by any means in an extravagant style’. — Craig Brown, Air Mail, 10 May 2025

These two research papers have provided valuable information on how AI models work — not by any means a complete understanding, but at least a glimpse. — Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025

But make no mistake, the host is not by any means saying the contestants do not stink. — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025

The dual themes gave audiences plenty to unpack and the references mentioned here are not by any means a definitive or exhaustive list of all that was included. — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025

It should be noted that McCormack is not by any means a writer of westerns; his work is much harder to categorize. — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024

And that’s not by any means to point the finger away from me. — Scott Miller, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2023

Rhymes for not by any means

• phenothiazines
• achenes
• alkenes
• amines
• benzenes
• canteens
• convenes
• cosines
• cuisines
• eumenes
• hellenes
• latrines