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View synonyms for means

means

/ miːnz /

noun

  1. functioning as singular or plural the medium, method, or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end

    a means of communication

  2. functioning as plural resources or income
  3. functioning as plural considerable wealth or income

    a man of means

  4. by all means
    without hesitation or doubt; certainly

    come with us by all means

  5. by means of
    with the use or help of
  6. by no manner of means
    definitely not

    he was by no manner of means a cruel man

  7. by no means or not by any means
    on no account; in no way

    by no means come!



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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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