if not

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otherwise adv.
unless conj.
except prep.

ADVERB

otherwise

Synonyms

STRONG

differently

WEAK

any other way at another time contrarily diversely elseways in different circumstances on the other hand or else or then under other conditions variously

CONJUNCTION

unless

Synonyms

WEAK

but except except for excepting that lest saving without

PREPOSITION

except

Synonyms

STRONGEST

save

STRONG

bar barring excepting excluding exempting lacking omitting rejecting saving

WEAK

apart from aside from besides but exclusive of leaving out minus not for outside of short of with the exception of without

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if not

“It created a new generation of American shoppers that are at least open to the idea of private label, if not loyal to them.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Wednesday marks the release of Pokémon's 30th anniversary range - a day one collector described as the brand's biggest day "in the last decade, if not more".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Some of these coal-fired power plants are some of the biggest carbon polluters in the U.S. if not the world,” said Ethan Elkind, director of the UC Berkeley School of Law’s climate program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

I have used AI to work on this capacity, and to become, well, if not exactly the world’s greatest listener, maybe 10% less bossy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

But what could she thank him for, if not the gear?

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

if not

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