The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NEVER which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2021.
Emphatic refusal crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEVER | 18 % | 5 |
| NOHOW | 18 % | 5 |
| NONONO | 9 % | 6 |
| NOSIREE | 6 % | 7 |
| NONO | 6 % | 4 |
| ISAIDNO | 6 % | 7 |
| NOMAAM | 6 % | 6 |
| HECKNO | 6 % | 6 |
| IMEANNO | 6 % | 7 |
| NONONONO | 3 % | 8 |
| NEVERNEVERNEVER | 3 % | 15 |
| NONEVER | 3 % | 7 |
| NONOTEVER | 3 % | 9 |
| NOSIR | 3 % | 5 |
| OHNO | 3 % | 4 |
| IWILLNOT | 3 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Emphatic refusal
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rejection
- rebuff
- snub
- stunt
- broken
- junk
- raff
- contract
- take
- squander
- cut down
- corner
Crossword Answer definitions
NEVER adverb- At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
- Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.
- Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely).
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 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 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 NONONO
- 1998 Destiny's Child hit
- Redundant denial
- "You're badly mistaken"
- Words of refusal
- Emphatic turndown
- Early hit for Destiny's Child
- Amy Winehouse's reaction to rehab, in the song
- "Ain't gonna happen!"
- Emphatic refusal, and words that precede the ends of 20-, 35- and 52-Across in a restaurant warning
- Emphatic rebuke
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 NONO
- Dessert, to a weight-watcher
- Faux pas
- Forbidden item
- Taboo
- Forbidden thing
- It's a forbidden
- Toddler's taboo
- Admonition to Nanette
- Prohibition
- Proscription
More clues leading to the result ISAIDNO
- "Don't even think about it!"
- Reiterated denial
- Reply to "Aww, Mom, ple-e-ease?"
- Emphatic denial
- Parent's ultimatum
- Emphatic turndown
- "Quit asking me!"
- Common parental reiteration
- Stern parent's reply
- Reply to a pushy person
More clues leading to the result NOMAAM
- Dude ranch demurral
- Polite denial
- Turndown from Sgt. Friday
- Emphatic refusal
- Reply from Sgt. Friday
- Polite refusal
- Polite turndown
- Courteous refusal to a woman
- Another private reply?
- Respectful reply
More clues leading to the result HECKNO
More clues leading to the result IMEANNO
- "Sorry! And that's final!"
- Emphatic turndown
- Unequivocal turndown
- Unequivocal refusal
- Emphatic refusal
- Resolute refusal
More clues leading to the result NONONONO
More clues leading to the result NEVERNEVERNEVER
More clues leading to the result NONEVER
- "Ain't happening, and that's final!"
- Emphatic refusal
- "Ain't gonna happen"
- "Pinafore" refrain
- Emphatic rejection
- Emphatic denial
- Very emphatic refusal
- Insistent denial
More clues leading to the result NONOTEVER
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 OHNO
- "This can't be!"
- Follows an accident
- Words of dismay
- "Sakes alive!"
- "Say it ain't so!"
- Rats!
- "Heavens to Betsy!"
- "Dammit all!"
- Speed skating gold medalist
- "Can't be..."