not at all
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not at all
- [ˈnɑɾəˈɾɔɫ] US
- [ˈnɑɾəˈɾɑɫ] US, cot caught merger
- [ˈnɒtʰəˈtʰɔːɫ] UK
- [ˈnɔɾəˈɾoːɫ] Australia
adverb
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Not even a tiny bit; not in any way.
He's not at all friendly towards his ex-wife.
Similar: by no means, hardly, in no way, not in the least, not in the slightest, not the least bit, not the slightest bit, devil a bit · Opposite: a bit, a little bit, somewhat, in a way, to an extent
interjection
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A conventional reply to an expression of gratitude.
—Thank you for coming. —Not at all. Thank you for having me.
Similar: don't mention it
- Don't worry about it (response to worry or an apology)
Similar: forget it, it's nothing, no problem, that's all right, that's OK, think nothing of it, you're welcome
Thesaurus
interjection
Similar: forget it, it's nothing, no problem, that's all right, that's OK, think nothing of it, you're welcome
Translations
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adv not
| Español | (ni/“para nada”) “en absoluto”/“en lo absoluto”, para nada, ni en lo más mínimo |
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| 한국어 | 결코 gyeolko |
| 日本語 | 全然 zenzen |
| 中文 | 毫不 háobù, 並不 /并不 bìngbù, 決不 /决不 juébù, 並未 /并未 bìngwèi |
| Português | nada, não... em nada, não... em absoluto |
| Français | pas du tout |
| Deutsch | überhaupt nicht, gar nicht |
| Ελληνικά | καθόλου kathólou |
| Română | deloc |
| Русский | во́все нет vóvse net, отню́дь, ничу́ть не ničútʹ ne |
| Tiếng Việt | chẳng, chả, cóc |
intj conventional reply to expression of gratitude
| Español | de nada, no hay de qué |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 천만에요 cheonmaneyo, 아니에요 anieyo, 별말씀을요 byeolmalsseumeuryo |
| 日本語 | どう致しまして dō itashimashite, とんでもない tonde mo nai, いいえ iie |
| 中文 | 不客氣 /不客气 bù kèqi, 不用謝 /不用谢 bùyòngxiè, 不謝 /不谢 bùxiè |
| हिन्दी | कुछ नहीं kuch nahī̃ |
| Português | de nada, por nada |
| Français | de rien, il n'y a pas de quoi, pas de quoi |
| Deutsch | bitte, gern geschehen, keine Ursache, nichts zu danken |
| Italiano | prego, non c'è di che |
| Ελληνικά | τίποτα típota |
| Română | pentru nimic, nu ai pentru ce/nu aveți pentru ce, cu plăcere |
| Русский | не́ за что né za što, пожа́луйста požálujsta, не сто́ит благода́рности ne stóit blagodárnosti, на здоро́вье na zdoróvʹje |
| Tiếng Việt | không có gì, không có chi |
| العربية | عَفْوًا ʕafwan, عَلَى الرُحْب وَالسَّعَة ʕalā r-ruḥb wa-s-saʕa, اَلْعَفْو al-ʕafw |
| עברית | עַל לֹא דָּבָר 'al lo davár, אֵין בְּעַד מַה ēn b'ad ma |
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@misc{not_at_all_2026,
title = {not at all},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/not%20at%20all},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
