keineswegs

by no means

adverb KYE-nes-vayks Rare

Also means

not at all

Usage Note

keineswegs is an emphatic negation meaning by no means, as in keineswegs einfach. Stronger than a plain nicht, it firmly rejects an assumption and is common in measured argument.

Examples

"Das ist keineswegs selbstverständlich."

Natural Translation

That is by no means a given.

Literal Translation

That is by-no-means self-evident.

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