By no means
By no means adverb - Definitely not.
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Synonyms for By no means
Slightly and by no means are semantically related. in scarcely topic. In some cases you can use "Slightly" instead an adverb phrase "By no means".
Slightly
Slightly adverb - By a very small margin.
By no means and slightly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "By no means" instead an adverb "Slightly".
Nearby Word: slight
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Related pairs
- somewhat and by no means
- somewhat and slightly
- just and by no means
- just and slightly
- little and by no means
- little and slightly
- moderately and by no means
- moderately and slightly
- barely and by no means
- barely and slightly
- hardly and by no means
- hardly and slightly
- rarely and by no means
- rarely and slightly
Both terms in one sentence
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The angels appear to be slightly tougher, and much faster, but by no means immortal themselves.
Source: The Legions of Hell -
To be sure, Minoru is by no means among the brighter characters in the series and he seems to be slightly less intelligent even by toddler standards.
Source: Manga / Baby and Me -
Captain Smooth and Sergeant Rough: Only slightly, in that Hara is certainly shown to be coarser and more down-to-earth than his superior officer, but is by no means the only one to dole out punishment and mistreatment to the prisoners.
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