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Synonyms for not

  • adverb

Most common

far from almost non

All synonyms

Adverb

almost, far from, non

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    Negates the meaning of the modified verb.

    Not knowing any better, I went ahead.

Related words

Word family
not-for-profit notpology notspot
Phrases
not bad not guilty not at all not half bad why not not even one not one not dog

Example sentences

  • almost Suddenly, it started to look almost nice and warm.
  • non The non-word for the year 2011 is "Döner murders".

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
notrising
almoststeady
nonsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
non1
6 letters
almost2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (almost2 = 2 syllables).