Negation Vocabulary

• By no means should you ignore the rules and regulations set forth by the company.
• I am by no means going to that party tonight, I have too much work to do.
• I am by no means gonna let that slide, they need to be held accountable.
• His determination to succeed was by no means wavering, even in the face of adversity.

adverb Hardly is an adverb that means barely or scarcely. It is used to indicate that something is done to a small degree or almost not at all.

• She could hardly believe her eyes when she saw the final report.
• I hardly recognized him with his new haircut.
• I hardly ever go to that club anymore.
• The old car was hardly running by the time we reached our destination.

noun a way or method

adverb used to emphasize a negative statement

• There is no way to predict the outcome of the experiment without further data.
• No way! I can't believe you're going skydiving next weekend.
• No way, dude! That concert was totally lit!
• There's no way I'm going to let you down when you need me the most.

noun a negative response or denial

adverb used to give a negative response or indicate the absence of something

interjection used to express refusal or disagreement

• There is no evidence to support that claim.
• I have no idea what you're talking about.
• No way, that's crazy!
• She felt like she was in a dark tunnel with no end in sight.

verb A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

adverb A word that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

pronoun A word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it, this)

• I kindly ask that you refrain from doing that.
• Gonnae no dae that, please?
• Gonnae no be a daftie and listen to me?
• Gonnae no break my heart like that?

adjective describing the feeling of fear or apprehension

adverb modifying the verb 'not' to indicate a negative response

• I'm afraid not, as the deadline for submissions has already passed.
• Sorry, afraid not, I already promised to help someone else that day.
• Afraid not, dude. I've got plans with my crew that night.
• I'm afraid not, the odds of that happening are slim to none.