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under no circumstance

under no circumstance prepositional phrase: in no case, whatever happens; never.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In no case, whatever happens; never.
    Synonyms:
    absolutely not, never, on no account, under no circumstances

Synonyms of under no circumstance

Questions about under no circumstance

What does under no circumstance mean?
Under no circumstance means in no case, whatever happens; never.
What part of speech is under no circumstance?
Under no circumstance is a prepositional phrase.

Words near under no circumstance in the dictionary

  1. under glass
  2. under ground
  3. under hack
  4. under hatches
  5. under lock and key
  6. under no circumstance
  7. under no circumstances
  8. under oath
  9. under one roof
  10. under one's arm
  11. under one's belt

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