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by no stretch of the imagination

by no stretch of the imagination prepositional phrase: synonym of by no means: certainly not, definitely not, not by any means.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of by no means: certainly not, definitely not, not by any means.
    Synonyms:
    by no means
  2. (idiomatic) Synonym of in no way: never ever, not for any reason; in no sense.
    Synonyms:
    in no way

Synonyms of by no stretch of the imagination

Forms of by no stretch of the imagination

alternative formby no stretch
alternative formby no stretch of imagination

Questions about by no stretch of the imagination

What does by no stretch of the imagination mean?
By no stretch of the imagination means synonym of by no means: certainly not, definitely not, not by any means.
What part of speech is by no stretch of the imagination?
By no stretch of the imagination is a prepositional phrase.

Words near by no stretch of the imagination in the dictionary

  1. by night
  2. by no manner of means
  3. by no means
  4. by no stretch
  5. by no stretch of imagination
  6. by no stretch of the imagination
  7. by now
  8. by numbers
  9. by one's lights
  10. by one's lonesome
  11. by one's own hand

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