anymore

adverb

any·​more ˌe-nē-ˈmȯr 

1

: any longer

I was not moving anymore with my feet

—Anaïs Nin

2

: at the present time : now, nowadays

Hardly a day passes without rain anymore.

Anymore vs. Any More: Usage Guide

Although both anymore and any more are found in written use, in current writing anymore is the more common styling. Anymore is regularly used in negative

No one can be natural anymore.

—May Sarton

, interrogative

Do you read much anymore?

, and conditional

If you do that anymore, I'll leave.

contexts and in certain positive constructions.

The Washingtonian is too sophisticated to believe anymore in solutions.

—Russell Baker

In many regions of the U.S. the use of anymore in sense 2 is quite common in positive constructions, especially in speech.

… everybody's cool anymore.

—Bill White

Every time we leave the house anymore, I play a game called "Stump the Housebreaker."

—Erma Bombeck

The positive use appears to have been of Midland origin, but it is now reported to be widespread in all speech areas of the U.S. except New England.

Synonyms

• now
• currently
• today

Examples of anymore in a Sentence

I never see them anymore.

they don't sell that kind of sandwich anymore

Recent Examples on the Web

So no, candidate fraud isn’t just about white lies on a resume anymore. —Michael Fitzsimmons, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Massie was such a perpetual thorn in the side of the GOP that House leaders didn’t bother to whip his vote anymore. —Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025

While some things might not be workable anymore, prompting your husband to think creatively might open some new doors for you. —R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025

But now that many workers have been forced back to the office and housing costs have continued to rise, those cities don’t always make financial sense for homeowners anymore. —Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for anymore

• albacore
• alongshore
• antiwar
• blastopore
• carnivore
• commodore
• dinosaur
• evermore
• furthermore
• guarantor
• herbivore
• heretofore

Kids Definition

anymore

adverb

any·​more ˌen-ē-ˈmō(ə)r 

-ˈmȯ(ə)r

: at the present time : nowadays

never see them anymore