anything but

idiom

: not at all

He looked anything but happy.

Though he said he was happy, he looked anything but.

This problem is anything but new.

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Catherine’s husband has also been unable to hear her, deaf to anything but the gonging of his own jealous rage. —

Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024 While some of the Ally X's key internals remain the same, the exterior is anything but, with a black chassis as opposed to the white case of the original. —

Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 2 Nov. 2024 The Top 10 Richest People In The World (November 2024) EV strategy could pay off Ford’s transition to electric vehicles has been anything but smooth. —

Trefis Team, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 November to remain active Hurricane season typically winds down in November, but this year has already proven itself to be anything but typical. —

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