| Not temp. | 9 |
| Not tense | 9 |
| Not terrestrial | 15 |
| Not terrestrial, perhaps | 24 |
| Not terrible, but not great either | 34 |
| Not terribly current | 20 |
| Not terribly fashionable word for sites like Slate | 50 |
| Not that | 8 |
| Not that bad | 12 |
| Not that common | 15 |
| Not that good | 13 |
| Not that great | 14 |
| Not that hot | 12 |
| Not that important | 18 |
| Not that many | 13 |
| Not that spectacular | 20 |
| Not that? | 9 |
| Not the adventurous kind | 24 |
| Not the architect's most audacious work? | 44 |
| Not the B one (hyph.) | 21 |
| Not the beginning | 17 |
| Not the best bedmate | 20 |
| Not the best composer in the world | 34 |
| Not the best kind of wave | 25 |
| Not the best mushroom to eat | 28 |
| Not the best of examples | 24 |
| Not the best one can be | 23 |
| Not the best part of town | 25 |
| Not the best place for a thorn | 30 |
| Not the best place for witches | 30 |
| Not the best place to crash | 27 |
| Not the best plan for becoming a millionaire | 44 |
| Not the best purple flower? | 27 |
| Not the best service | 20 |
| Not the best street for sleeping? | 33 |
| Not the best street from sleeping? | 34 |
| Not the best thing to have at the end of one's rope | 55 |
| Not the best thing to put on | 28 |
| Not the best things to bite into | 32 |
| Not the best type of affection | 30 |
| Not the best way to live | 24 |
| Not the big picture | 19 |
| Not the big shot | 16 |
| Not the biggest thoroughfare in town | 36 |
| Not the brainiest sort | 22 |
| Not the brightest bulb in the lamp | 34 |
| Not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree | 44 |
| Not the brightest bulb on the tree | 34 |
| Not the brightest hotel worker | 30 |
| Not the brightest lights in the chandelier | 42 |
| Not the brightest people | 24 |
| Not the busiest | 15 |
| Not the chorus | 14 |
| Not the clergy | 14 |
| Not the color of money? | 23 |
| Not the common way | 18 |
| Not the complete distance | 25 |
| Not the courageous type | 23 |
| Not the creative sort | 21 |
| Not the daintiest of eaters | 27 |
| Not the easiest person to deal with | 35 |
| Not the elite | 13 |
| Not the fanciest eating utensils | 32 |
| Not the final copy | 18 |
| Not the final version | 21 |
| Not the finest dog | 18 |
| Not the finest homes | 20 |
| Not the first | 13 |
| Not the first recording | 23 |
| Not the first transaction | 25 |
| Not the fringes | 15 |
| Not the front or back | 21 |
| Not the genuine article | 23 |
| Not the glad-handing sort | 25 |
| Not the gregarious type | 23 |
| Not the guitars or cords | 24 |
| Not the handsomest dog | 22 |
| Not the highest grade | 21 |
| Not the highest person on the social ladder | 43 |
| Not the hoi polloi | 18 |
| Not the inside track? | 21 |
| Not the king's English | 26 |
| Not the leaders | 15 |
| Not the least bit | 17 |
| Not the least bit distracted | 28 |
| Not the least bit fresh | 23 |
| Not the least bit impressed | 27 |
| Not the least bit nice | 22 |
| Not the least bit off | 21 |
| Not the life of the party | 25 |
| Not the long vers. | 18 |
| Not the longest dashes | 22 |
| Not the lowest price | 20 |
| Not the lowest prices | 21 |
| Not the main action | 19 |
| Not the main bank | 17 |
| Not the main building | 21 |
| Not the main event | 18 |
| Not the main event, briefly | 27 |
| Not the main office | 19 |