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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Not for at least five years, and probably longer says agricultural expert, Miguel Braganza.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The initiative is on a tight schedule, aiming to have at least three test reactors running at U.S. national laboratories by the start of next month.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

If that’s too ambitious, they could at least raise or eliminate the cap on the capital-gains exemption on the sale of a primary residence, plus indexing it for inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In a phone interview, Gomez said he and others met with three detainees on June 1, and that at least one of them was still on a hunger strike.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“It’s small-scale. And I might still not get into the Hempstead program. But at least I’m doing something.”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

at least

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