Meanings
adverbnot a chance (not comparable)
- idiomaticnot comparablesarcasticAbsolutely not; no way.
Do I think she'll go out with him? Not a chance.
Synonyms: no chance, not on your life, by no means, no fear, no way, nothing doing, fat chance, chance'd be a fine thing
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbAbsolutely not; no way.
Translations
Chinese 門都沒有 /门都没有
- 門都沒有 /门都没有 (mén dōu méiyǒu)absolutely not
French jamais de la vie
- jamais de la vieabsolutely not
German auf keinen Fall
- auf keinen Fallabsolutely not
Hebrew אין סיכוי
- אין סיכויabsolutely not
Portuguese nem pensar, sem chance
- nem pensarabsolutely not
- sem chanceabsolutely not
Spanish ni de broma
- ni de bromaabsolutely not
Cite this entry
APA
not a chance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20a%20chance
MLA
“not a chance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20a%20chance. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “not a chance,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20a%20chance.
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