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

Example Sentences

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“So I was like, ‘Well, at least we don’t have to worry about people thinking it’s too outlandish.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“We’ve already locked ourselves into disruptions that will probably last for at least three to six months.”

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

"The place will be rammed, the bar will be busy, we just need England to put on a good run for us – quarter-finals at least."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

North Korea currently has an estimated 60 nuclear warheads, plus enough fissile material to make at least 90 more, according to a new estimate by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

They look like gentlemen, or at least they do in the oil portraits that they have painted of themselves to boost their social status.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

at least

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