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 |
| IMEANNO | 6 % | 7 |
| HECKNO | 6 % | 6 |
| NONONONO | 3 % | 8 |
| NEVERNEVERNEVER | 3 % | 15 |
| NONOTEVER | 3 % | 9 |
| NONEVER | 3 % | 7 |
| 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 IMEANNO
- "Sorry! And that's final!"
- Emphatic turndown
- Unequivocal turndown
- Unequivocal refusal
- Emphatic refusal
- Resolute refusal
More clues leading to the result HECKNO
More clues leading to the result NONONONO
More clues leading to the result NEVERNEVERNEVER
More clues leading to the result NONOTEVER
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 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..."