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adverb

Definition of nonenext
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as in no
certainly not your help comes none too soon

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2
as in never
not in any degree, way, or under any condition I'll switch his mug with mine, and he'll be none the wiser

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none

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pronoun

ˈnən How to pronounce none (audio)
as in nobody
no person none will come to the party

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That being said there were some sloppy mistakes from Pellegrini's side, none more sloppy than Lukasz Fabianski's poor clearance which led to a penalty that was handily dispatched by Sergio Aguero late on. — SI.com, 8 Sep. 2019 In that vacuum, pro-Trump, firebrand former Atlantic City Council member Grossman won his party's nomination, which Republicans in Washington were none too happy about. — Amber Phillips, Washington Post, 10 July 2018 Several factors have contributed to the rightward trend, none more important than Justice Neil Gorsuch's first full term as successor to the late Justice Antonin Scalia. — Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, 27 June 2018 Others did not turn right wing per se but did become supporters of a more militaristic turn in foreign policy in the name of humanitarian interventionism, none better known than Bernard Kouchner, the co-founder of Doctors Without Borders. — Alan Wolfe, The New Republic, 18 May 2018 See All Example Sentences for none
Recent Examples of Synonyms for none
  1. no
  2. never
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  • These particles — often no larger than grains of sand — strike Earth’s atmosphere at speeds of around 37 miles (59 km) per second, according to the American Meteor Society, producing streaks of light .
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Every technology developed by mankind has been double-edged, and AI is no different.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of no
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  • This great, once improbable, step into the unknown has the potential to bring tests against Milan, Juventus and Bayer Leverkusen, and nights like never before at the Stadium of Light.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Although Iran hasn't focused in recent years on the decree, it was never rescinded.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
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