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The synonyms of “Not” are: non, not in the mood, slow, not about
Not as an Adverb
Definitions of "Not" as an adverb
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “not” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
- Used in understatements to suggest that the opposite of a following word or phrase is true.
- Following and emphatically negating a statement.
- No more than (used to indicate a surprisingly small quantity.
- Used with a quantifier to exclude a person or part of a group.
- Negation of a word or group of words.
- Used as a short substitute for a negative clause.
- Used in some constructions with other verbs.
- Used to express the negative of other words.
- Used with an auxiliary verb or ‘be’ to form the negative.
Synonyms of "Not" as an adverb (4 Words)
| non | Negation of a word or group of words. |
| not about | In or to a reversed position or direction. |
| not in the mood | To or toward the inside of. |
| slow | At a slow pace slowly. A slow moving river. |
Usage Examples of "Not" as an adverb
- The brakes went on not ten feet from him.
- Didn't you tell me?
- They are not friends.
- They wouldn't know if I was telling the truth or not.
- That sounds like quality entertainment—not.
- Not a single attempt was made.
- Not many.
- He has been warned not to touch.
- Not at all.
- Treating the symptoms and not the cause.
- Not a million miles away.
- Not all the poems are serious.
- She not only wrote the text but also researched the photographs.
- He would not say.
- ‘How was it?’ ‘Not so bad.
- She isn't there.
- Maybe I'll regret it, but I hope not.
- Not much.
- ‘Don't you keep in touch?’ ‘I'm afraid not.
- The pain of not knowing.
- The not too distant future.
- He does not speak French.
- She is not going.
