The confusion between anymore vs any more is common because the forms sound the same and look almost the same. Still, the space changes the usual function and meaning in standard US writing.
Both forms exist. Neither one is always wrong.
Use anymore when you mean “any longer.”
I don’t work there anymore.
Use any more when you mean an additional amount, number, or degree.
I don’t want any more work today.
This guide focuses mainly on modern US usage, where the one-word form is the normal choice for the “any longer” meaning.
Quick Answer
Use anymore when the meaning is any longer or no longer.
She doesn’t call anymore.
They don’t sell that phone anymore.
Use any more when the meaning is additional, some more, or a greater amount.
Do you need any more paper?
I can’t take any more noise.
In British English, you may also see any more used for the “any longer” meaning. In standard US writing, anymore is usually preferred for that sense.
Why People Confuse Them
People confuse these forms because they sound the same or nearly the same. They also share the word more, which makes the difference look small.
Compare these:
I don’t have any more money.
I don’t use cash anymore.
The first sentence is about quantity. The second sentence is about time or continuation.
Writers may also connect this pair with other one-word and two-word choices, such as anytime / any time or everyday / every day. But the real rule here depends on meaning and sentence role, not just spacing.
Key Differences At A Glance
| Context | Best Choice | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning “any longer” | anymore | Standard US choice for time or continuation. |
| Meaning “no longer” | anymore | It shows something does not happen now. |
| Meaning “additional” | any more | It points to more amount, number, or degree. |
| Before a noun | any more | It describes an added amount of something. |
| End of a sentence in US writing | anymore | Usually preferred when the meaning is “any longer.” |
| Quantity with an implied noun | any more | The noun may be understood from context. |
Compact comparison:
- Anymore is one word.
- Any more is two words.
- Anymore usually means any longer.
- Any more usually means additional or some more.
- Anymore often modifies a whole action or situation.
- Any more often points to an amount, number, degree, or implied noun.
Meaning and Usage Difference
Anymore modifies a whole action or situation. It means something no longer happens, no longer exists, or is no longer true.
I don’t eat meat anymore.
We don’t use that system anymore.
Do they make that model anymore?
In these examples, anymore is about time and continuation.
Any more points to an added amount, number, extent, or degree.
I can’t eat any more meat.
We don’t have any more seats.
Do you need any more time?
In these examples, any more answers a quantity question: more of what?
The difference can change the meaning:
I can’t love you anymore.
I can’t love you any more.
In standard US writing, the first sentence usually means “I can no longer love you.” The second can mean “I cannot love you more than I already do,” if the context supports that meaning.
So, do not decide only by position. First ask what the sentence means.
Tone, Context, and Formality
In American English, anymore is normal for the adverb meaning “any longer.”
I don’t go there anymore.
She doesn’t work weekends anymore.
Any more is neutral when it refers to quantity.
Do you have any more forms?
We don’t need any more chairs.
One special case is positive anymore, where anymore means “nowadays.”
Gas is expensive anymore.
This use exists in some regional speech, but many readers may find it informal or unusual. For general formal writing, use a clearer word such as nowadays.
Gas is expensive nowadays.
Do not treat the regional use as bad English. Just know that it is not the safest choice for a broad audience.
Which One Should You Use?
Ask this first: does the sentence mean any longer?
If yes, use anymore in standard US writing.
I don’t watch that show anymore.
They don’t visit anymore.
We don’t accept checks anymore.
Now ask: does the sentence mean additional or some more?
If yes, use any more.
I don’t want any more episodes spoiled.
Do you need any more help?
We don’t have any more coffee.
The British exception is worth knowing: some writers use any more for the “any longer” meaning. For US readers, anymore is usually the clearer choice.
When One Choice Sounds Wrong
Anymore sounds wrong before a noun when the sentence needs a quantity phrase.
Incorrect for standard use: Do you need anymore help?
Correct: Do you need any more help?
Here, help is the thing you may need more of, so use two words.
Another example:
Incorrect: I don’t need anymore advice.
Correct: I don’t need any more advice.
On the other side, any more can sound less natural in standard US writing when the meaning is clearly “any longer.”
Less preferred in US style: He doesn’t work here any more.
Preferred in US style: He doesn’t work here anymore.
The two-word form is not impossible for that meaning, especially outside US usage. Still, anymore is the smoother US choice.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using anymore before a noun.
Wrong: I don’t need anymore advice.
Right: I don’t need any more advice.
Fix: If a noun follows, two words usually fit.
Mistake: Using any more when the meaning is “no longer.”
Less preferred in US writing: They don’t visit any more.
Preferred: They don’t visit anymore.
Fix: If any longer fits, use anymore in US writing.
Mistake: Confusing quantity with time.
Time: I don’t drink soda anymore.
Quantity: I don’t want any more soda.
Fix: Ask whether the sentence means “no longer” or “additional.”
Mistake: Missing the implied noun.
Correct: There isn’t any more.
Correct: I don’t want any more.
Fix: Any more can stand alone when the noun is already understood.
Everyday Examples
Work:
We don’t accept checks anymore.
Do you have any more forms?
Shopping:
That store doesn’t sell DVDs anymore.
Do you have any more in the back?
Relationships:
She doesn’t call anymore.
I can’t handle any more excuses.
School:
The teacher doesn’t collect paper homework anymore.
Do we need any more time for the quiz?
Food:
I don’t drink soda anymore.
I can’t eat any more pizza.
Habits:
I don’t stay up late anymore.
I don’t want any more distractions tonight.
Technology:
I don’t use that app anymore.
Do you need any more storage space?
In each pair, anymore is about time or continuation. Any more is about an added amount, number, or degree.
Dictionary-Style Word Details
Verb
• anymore: Not a verb. This category does not commonly apply.
• any more: Not a verb phrase by itself. This category does not commonly apply.
Neither form names an action.
Noun
• anymore: Not used as a noun in standard comparison usage.
• any more: Not a single noun, but it can replace an implied amount or item after the noun is already understood.
Example:
I don’t want any more.
Here, the speaker means “any more of it” or “any more of them,” depending on context.
Synonyms
• anymore: Closest plain alternatives include any longer, now, nowadays, and sometimes from now on, depending on the sentence.
• any more: Closest plain alternatives include additional, more, some more, and any additional.
These are practical alternatives, not perfect replacements in every sentence.
Example Sentences
- • anymore: I don’t live there anymore.
- • anymore: Do they make that phone anymore?
- • any more: Do you need any more time?
- • any more: We don’t have any more seats.
Word History
• anymore: The one-word form developed as a common styling of the adverbial phrase in modern use, especially in American English.
• any more: The two-word form keeps any and more separate, which helps explain its quantity use.
The useful point today is simple: anymore usually points to time, while any more usually points to more of something.
Phrases Containing
• anymore: not anymore, don’t anymore, can’t anymore.
• any more: any more questions, any more time, any more money, not any more, any more than.
The phrase anymore these days may appear in regional or informal positive use, but it is not the safest choice for general formal writing.
FAQs
Which is correct: anymore or any more?
Both are correct, but they mean different things in standard US writing.
I don’t need help anymore.
Do you need any more help?
Is anymore one word?
Yes, when it means “any longer” in US writing.
We don’t go there anymore.
Is any more wrong?
No. Use any more for an added amount, number, or degree.
I don’t want any more emails today.
What is the US vs UK difference?
US writing usually uses anymore for “any longer.” British writing may use any more for that same meaning.
US: I don’t live there anymore.
Also seen outside US style: I don’t live there any more.
Should I use anymore before a noun?
Usually no. Use any more before a noun.
Correct: any more help
Not for standard use: anymore help
Is “not anymore” correct?
Yes. It means “not any longer.”
I used to work there, but not anymore.
Conclusion
Use anymore for any longer in standard US writing. Use any more for an additional amount, number, or degree.
Context decides the correct form. One form is not always wrong, but each one has a different job.
I don’t buy DVDs anymore.
I don’t want any more DVDs.
