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1 not in any degree, way, or under any condition

this cake is no better than the last one we made

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nowhere near

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2 certainly not

in no uncertain terms we were told to leave

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noun

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1 a vote or decision against something

though I wanted spaghetti for dinner, the consensus was a decisive no

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2 an unwillingness to grant something asked for

gave him a polite no when he asked her to dance

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interjection

Synonyms of no (Entry 3 of 3)

how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable

no—you can't possibly mean that I failed that test! I studied for days!

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there

oops
(or whoops also woops),
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“No.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no. Accessed 27 May. 2022.

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The first known use of no was before the 12th century

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