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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Zendaya could receive a third Emmy, or at least a nomination, for playing Rue, the reliably chaotic protagonist and narrator of HBO’s “Euphoria.”

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

While for years China pressured North Korea to halt the development of nuclear weapons, it has recently stopped such demands, at least outwardly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The blanket was a poor threadbare affair compared with the ones we had given up, but at least the overcrowding produced its own warmth.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

at least

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