Definitions

at least

ADVERB

partly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

partially slightly somewhat

WEAK

at best at most at worst bit by bit by degrees carelessly halfway in a general way in bits and pieces in part in some measure in some ways inadequately incompletely insufficiently little by little measurably not entirely not fully not strictly speaking not wholly notably noticeably piece by piece piecemeal relatively so far as possible to a certain degree to a certain extent up to a certain point within limits

Antonyms

WEAK

completely totally wholly

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at least

The inquest is expected to last until at least the end of next week.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Using FactSet data, there were 42 days when Brent crude prices rose at least 3% in a single session this year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Las Vegas is for real and it has scored at least 26 in every game and took Kansas City to the wire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Rays of hope are always welcome in this dark era, but there are at least three reasons to think the authors’ case—and the optimistic read on the future of American alliances writ large—has some holes.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

“And, Arlo, it’s straight home for you for a while. I mean it. No hanging out after school with your friends, at least for now. Do I make myself clear?”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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