Meanings
- often hyphenatedCharacterized by a pledge to make no inquiries concerning the motives, circumstances, or identity of the person receiving an agreed benefit or performing a proposed action.
The country quickly became famous for its no-questions-asked depositories.
2010 February 4, “The End of Switzerland”, in Newsweek, retrieved 21 Sep 2010Synonyms: no-strings-attached, unconditional
- usuallypromiseWithout inquiring into the motives, circumstances, or identity of the person receiving a benefit or performing a proposed action.
You do what I've told you to, no questions asked.
1 more example
Any Muslim is allowed to enter the country without a visa, no questions asked.
1993 August 30, Marguerite Michaels et al., “The U.S. Thinks So”, in TimeSynonyms: no strings attached, unconditionally
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCharacterized by a pledge to make no inquiries concerning the motives, circumstances, or identity of the person receiving an agreed benefit or performing a proposed action.
adverbWithout inquiring into the motives, circumstances, or identity of the person receiving a benefit or performing a proposed action.
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