Meanings
- idiomaticNever ever, not for any reason.
Under no circumstances should I be responsible for your reckless driving of my vehicle.
1 more example
From time to time deputations from the town urged the construction of a more central station, and in November, 1842, the directors announced that a temporary station at the south end of the viaduct would be erected as early as practicable, and the experiment fairly tried, but that under no circumstances would the company consent to the expense of having two passenger stations at Stockport.
1957 September 28, M. D. Greville and G. O. Holt, “Railway Development in Manchester—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 618Synonyms: on no account
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseNever ever, not for any reason.
Translations
Czech za žádných okolností, v žádném případě
- za žádných okolnostínever ever
- v žádném případěnever ever
Dutch onder geen beding, in geen geval
- onder geen bedingnever ever
- in geen gevalnever ever
Finnish ei missään tapauksessa
- ei missään tapauksessanever ever
French en aucun cas
- en aucun casnever ever
German unter keinen Umständen, auf keinen Fall
- unter keinen Umständennever ever
- auf keinen Fallnever ever
- auf keinstennever ever
- keinesfallsnever ever
Polish w żadnym wypadku
- w żadnym wypadkunever ever
Romanian în niciun caz
- în niciun caznever ever
Russian ни при каки́х обстоя́тельствах, ни в ко́ем слу́чае
- ни при каки́х обстоя́тельствах (ni pri kakíx obstojátelʹstvax)never ever
- ни в ко́ем слу́чае (ni v kójem slúčaje)never ever
Spanish bajo ningún concepto
- bajo ningún conceptonever ever
Cite this entry
under no circumstances. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20no%20circumstances
“under no circumstances.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20no%20circumstances. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “under no circumstances,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20no%20circumstances.
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