The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NOHOW , but the solution may also be HARD PASS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
"Absolutely not!" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
NOHOW | 28 % | 5 |
NEVER | 20 % | 5 |
NOPE | 8 % | 4 |
IWONT | 8 % | 5 |
NOSIREE | 4 % | 7 |
BYNOMEANS | 4 % | 9 |
NAY | 4 % | 3 |
HARD PASS | 4 % | 9 |
NOWAY | 4 % | 5 |
HELLNO | 4 % | 6 |
NOSIR | 4 % | 5 |
NAW | 4 % | 3 |
FATCHANCE | 4 % | 9 |
Why may HARD-PASS be the right solution?
The phrase "Hard pass" is commonly used to express a strong refusal or rejection. It conveys a clear and definitive "absolutely not" response, making it the right solution for the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: "Absolutely not!"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- not applicable
- not that
- not really
- no matter
- never ever
- anything but
- no way
- completely
- never mind
- no longer
- disagree with
- at all
Crossword Answer definitions
NOHOW adverb- In no way; not at all; by no available means.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result NOHOW
- Not at all
- Impossible!
- "Forget it"
- "Keep dreaming"
- Never, ever, ever
- "Forget it!"
- "Fuhgeddaboudit!"
- Negative statement enhancer
- Negative emphasizer
- At all, slangily
More clues leading to the result NEVER
- "When pigs fly!"
- A thousand times no!
- Cry of defiance
- "Absofuckinglutely not"
- "Like THAT's going to happen!"
- Defiant cry
- At no time
- "When pigs fly"
- Under no circumstances
- "In your dreams!"
More clues leading to the result NOPE
- "Uh-uh"
- Yup's opposite
- Curt negative
- "Uh-uh!"
- "Ain't happening"
- "Forget it"
- "Keep dreaming"
- "Nuh-uh"
- "Sorry, pal"
- "Unh-unh"
More clues leading to the result IWONT
- "Ain't happening"
- "Dream on!"
- "Make me!"
- "Nope!"
- Obstreperous child's cry
- Terrible two's refusal
- "Forget it!"
- 1935 song, "__ Dance"
- Uncooperative words
- Words of refusal
More clues leading to the result NOSIREE
- Refusal to Bob?
- "Fuhgeddaboudit!"
- "Fuhgetaboutit"
- "Unh-unh"
- "Unh-unh!"
- "Fat chance!"
- "Ain't gonna happen"
- "Don't think so!"
- Emphatic negative: Var.
- Emphatic refusal
More clues leading to the result BYNOMEANS
More clues leading to the result NAY
- Refusal
- Word of refusal
- Aye's opposite
- Congressional vote
- Denial vote
- Aye canceler
- Motion rejection
- Parliamentary vote
- Opposing vote
- One way to vote
More clues leading to the result HARD PASS
More clues leading to the result NOWAY
- "Forget about it!"
- "In your dreams!"
- "Not even if you paid me ..."
- "Fuhgeddaboudit!"
- "Never in a million years!"
- "Keep dreaming!"
- "Dream on!"
- "Ixnay!"
- "Absolutely not!"
- "Impossible!"
More clues leading to the result HELLNO
- "___, we won't go!"
- Strong refusal
- "__, we won't go!": '60s antiwar chant
- Emphatic denial
- "Fuhgeddaboudit!"
- "Absolutely not!"
- "Not in a million years!"
- "Not a chance!"
- "When pigs fly!"
- Adamant refusal
More clues leading to the result NOSIR
- Emphatic turndown
- "Uh-uh!"
- Respectful refusal
- Polite refusal
- Recruit's response
- General reply
- Plebe's answer
- Grunt's denial
- Emphatic denial
- Private remark?
More clues leading to the result NAW
- Antonym of Cooperish response
- "Yeah" rejoinder
- "Yup" rejoinder
- Slangy denial
- "Yup" opposite
- Apt rhyme for "pshaw"
- Folksy negative
- "Ain't for me"
- "C'mon, you're kidding, right?"
- "I'll pass"