Phrase guide

no more

adj · adv · intj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not any more; no further.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • There's no more wine.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Dead, no longer in existence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • She held him until he was no more.
  • The USSR is no more.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

No longer; not any more.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • I will pay no more today.
  • He will bother you no more.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adv

Meaning 4

Equally not; not either.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, not-comparable

Examples

  • - I can't swim. - No more can I.
  • You could no more climb that fence than fly!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

intj

Meaning 5

Stop it! Don't continue!

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Something that is from a certain point onwards forbidden, or non-existent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adverb

Meaning 7

not now

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she is no more

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: no longer

Antonyms: none provided

8

adverb

Meaning 8

referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he was no heavier than a child

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: no

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English no more, nomore, from Old English nā māre, nāmāre.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: už ne — not any longer
  • Dutch: niet meer — not any longer
  • Esperanto: ne plu — not any longer
  • Finnish: enää — not any longer
  • French: plus — not any longer
  • German: nicht mehr — not any longer
  • German: nimmer — not any longer
  • German: nüme — not any longer
  • Ancient Greek: οὐκέτι (oukéti) — not any longer
  • Ancient Greek: μηκέτι (mēkéti) — not any longer
  • Italian: non più — not any longer
  • Latin: non iam — not any longer
  • Polish: już nie — not any longer
  • Romanian: nu mai — not any longer
  • Serbo-Croatian: više ne — not any longer
  • Swedish: inte mer — not any longer
  • Swedish: inget mer — not any longer
  • Yiddish: מער נישט (mer nisht) — not any longer