Phrase guide

no way

adv · intj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In no way; not at all; under no circumstances.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • No way would he ever do such a thing.
  • No way will I ever go there.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

intj

Meaning 2

Absolutely not; under no circumstances.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Touch that weird rock over there, I dare you! —No way!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

intj

Meaning 3

Indicates astonished disbelief.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • You failed your exam again? No way!
  • He's hitting 400 for two months? Uh-uh! No way!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no, way.; not any possibility.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • There is no way that I would trust him.
  • There's no way I'm going through the thorn bushes dressed like this!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

144 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: ni modo que — Translations
  • Burmese: ဟင့်အင်း (hang.ang:) — absolutely not
  • Catalan: de cap manera — absolutely not
  • Chinese Cantonese: 死都唔會 /死都唔会 (sei2 dou1 m4 wui5) — absolutely not
  • Chinese Cantonese: 點都唔會 /点都唔会 (dim2 dou1 m4 wui5) — absolutely not
  • Chinese Cantonese: 唔肯 — absolutely not
  • Chinese: no捽 (zh-min-nan) — absolutely not
  • Chinese: 袂癮 /袂瘾 (zh-min-nan) — absolutely not
  • Chinese Mandarin: 休想 (xiūxiǎng) — absolutely not
  • Chinese Mandarin: 沒門(兒) /没门 — absolutely not
  • Chinese Mandarin: 絕不會 /绝不会 (jué bùhuì) — absolutely not
  • Chinese Mandarin: 絕對不會 /绝对不会 (juéduì bùhuì) — absolutely not
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一定不會 /一定不会 (yīdìng bùhuì) — absolutely not
  • Chinese Mandarin: 門都沒有 /门都没有 (mén dōu méiyǒu) — absolutely not
  • Danish: aldrig i livet — absolutely not
  • Dutch: echt niet — absolutely not
  • Dutch: no way — absolutely not
  • Finnish: ei käy — absolutely not
  • Finnish: ei ikinä — absolutely not
  • Finnish: ei ikimaailmassa — absolutely not
  • Finnish: ei ikipäivänä — absolutely not
  • French: en aucune façon — absolutely not
  • French: pas question — absolutely not
  • French: jamais de la vie — absolutely not
  • French: pas moyen — absolutely not
  • French: hors de question — absolutely not
  • Galician: non tal — absolutely not
  • Georgian: არ არსებობს (ar arsebobs) — absolutely not
  • Georgian: არავითარ შემთხვევაში (aravitar šemtxvevaši) — absolutely not
  • Georgian: არანაირად (aranairad) — absolutely not
  • Georgian: არასგზით (arasgzit) — absolutely not
  • German: auf keinen Fall — absolutely not
  • German: keineswegs — absolutely not
  • German: nie im Leben — absolutely not
  • German: nichts da — absolutely not
  • German: nix da — absolutely not
  • Ancient Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamôs) — absolutely not
  • Ancient Greek: πώμαλα (pṓmala) — absolutely not
  • Hebrew: בְּשׁוּם אוֹפֶן (b'shum ofen) — absolutely not
  • Hungarian: semmiképp sem — absolutely not
  • Hungarian: semmiképpen sem — absolutely not
  • Hungarian: semmi esetre sem — absolutely not
  • Hungarian: eszem ágában sincs — absolutely not
  • Italian: neanche per sogno — absolutely not
  • Italian: manco per il cazzo — absolutely not
  • Japanese: 嫌だ (iya da) — absolutely not
  • Japanese: 無理だ (muri da) — absolutely not
  • Japanese: 有り得ない (arienai) — absolutely not
  • Japanese: 不可能だ (fukanō da) — absolutely not
  • Japanese: うそ (uso) — absolutely not
  • Kapampangan: emalyari — absolutely not
  • Kapampangan: aru — absolutely not
  • Kapampangan: epwedi — absolutely not
  • Māori: auare ake — absolutely not
  • Māori: nō(w)hea — absolutely not
  • Persian: نه بابا (na bâbâ) — absolutely not
  • Polish: nie ma mowy — absolutely not
  • Portuguese: de nenhuma maneira — absolutely not
  • Portuguese: nem pensar — absolutely not
  • Portuguese: de jeito nenhum — absolutely not
  • Portuguese: nada feito — absolutely not
  • Romanian: nicicum — absolutely not
  • Romanian: nicidecum — absolutely not
  • Russian: ни за что́ (ni za štó) — absolutely not
  • Serbo-Croatian: нема шансе — absolutely not
  • Serbo-Croatian: низашто — absolutely not
  • Serbo-Croatian: заборави — absolutely not
  • Serbo-Croatian: ни у којем случају — absolutely not
  • Serbo-Croatian: неће ићи — absolutely not
  • Serbo-Croatian: ма какви — absolutely not
  • Serbo-Croatian: nema šanse — absolutely not
  • Serbo-Croatian: nizašto — absolutely not
  • Serbo-Croatian: zaboravi — absolutely not
  • Serbo-Croatian: ni u kojem slučaju — absolutely not
  • Serbo-Croatian: neće ići — absolutely not
  • Serbo-Croatian: ma kakvi — absolutely not
  • Spanish: de ninguna manera — absolutely not
  • Spanish: de ninguna forma — absolutely not
  • Spanish: de ningún modo — absolutely not
  • Spanish: ni hablar — absolutely not
  • Spanish: ni hablar del peluquín — absolutely not
  • Spanish: ni cagando — absolutely not
  • Spanish: nica — absolutely not
  • Spanish: ni por asomo/pienso — absolutely not
  • Spanish: ni por el forro — absolutely not
  • Spanish: la piza — absolutely not
  • Spanish: qué va — absolutely not
  • Swedish: nähä — absolutely not
  • Thai: ไม่มีทาง — absolutely not
  • Turkish: asla — absolutely not
  • Turkish: katiyen — absolutely not
  • Turkish: olmaz — absolutely not
  • Catalan: impossible — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不會吧! /不会吧! (bù huì ba!) — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不可能! (bù kěnéng!) — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Chinese Mandarin: 怎麼會呢? /怎么会呢? (zěnme huì ne?) — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Dutch: no way — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Finnish: ei voi olla totta — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Finnish: älä viitsi — indicates astonished disbelief
  • French: pas possible — indicates astonished disbelief
  • French: pas vrai — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Galician: vaiche boa — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Georgian: შეუძლებელია (šeuʒlebelia) — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Georgian: წარმოუდგენელია (c̣armoudgenelia) — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Georgian: ნუთუ (nutu) — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Georgian: არ არსებობს (ar arsebobs) — indicates astonished disbelief
  • German: fantastisch — indicates astonished disbelief
  • German: unglaublich — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Greek: με τίποτα (me típota) — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Hebrew: לא יכול להיות (lo yakhol lihiot) — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Hebrew: בְּשׁוּם אוֹפֶן (b'shum ofen) — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Hungarian: nem létezik — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Hungarian: ne már — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Hungarian: nem mondod — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Japanese: 有り得ない (arienai) — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Japanese: とんでもない (tondemonai) — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Japanese: まさか (masaka) — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Kapampangan: emalyari — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Kapampangan: aru — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Kapampangan: imposibli — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Māori: e hawa — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Māori: nō(w)hea hoki! — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Māori: weta — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Persian: نه بابا (na bâbâ) — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Polish: nie może być — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Polish: niemożliwe — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Portuguese: impossível — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Portuguese: nem sonhando — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Russian: не мо́жет быть (ne móžet bytʹ) — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Russian: да ты что (da ty što) — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Serbo-Croatian: не може бити — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Serbo-Croatian: немогуће — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Serbo-Croatian: ne može biti — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Serbo-Croatian: nemoguće — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Spanish: “(no,) qué va” — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Spanish: quia — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Spanish: anda — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Spanish: qué va a ser — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Swedish: nähä — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Turkish: yok artık — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Turkish: daha neler — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Turkish: hadi canım — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Turkish: haydi oradan — indicates astonished disbelief
  • Turkish: git işine — indicates astonished disbelief