all the more

adverb

Even more; notably, but even more notably in light of additional information, either preceding or following the statement.

“I had to work all the harder with two people off sick.”

Meanings

adverball the more (not comparable)
  1. not comparableEven more; notably, but even more notably in light of additional information, either preceding or following the statement.

    I had to work all the harder with two people off sick.

    5 more examples

    Lytle’s progress as a boxer is all the more remarkable when taking into account his unique circumstances.

    If your crush likes football, that's all the more reason for coming with us to the game tomorrow night!

    London was startled by a crime of singular ferocity and rendered all the more notable by the high position of the victim.

    1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Carew Murder Case”, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 35

    Stripped of all bravado, Cersei breaks, and shows the very scared, vulnerable woman who has kept her emotions at bay. “I don’t want to die,” she whimpers, “Not like this.” It’s all the more moving for coming from a character who built her identity on steely resolve and contempt for such hoary conceits as fear.

    2019 May 12, Alex McLevy, “Westeros faces a disastrous final battle on the penultimate Game of Thrones (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 15 May 2019

    Huntingdon's ferocity makes the reaction of staff all the more brave. To move towards danger when others are fleeing is the definition of bravery in my book. To place yourself in danger to protect others.

    2025 November 12, Philip Haigh, “High praise for rail staff's courage and clear thinking”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 50

Translations

Catalan encara més
  • encara méseven more
Chinese Mandarin 越發 /越发, 益發 /益发
  • 越發 /越发 (yuèfā)even more
  • 益發 /益发 (yìfā)even more
  • 愈益 (yùyì)even more
  • 越加 (yuèjiā)even more
  • 愈發 /愈发 (yùfā)even more
Dutch des te meer
  • des te meereven more
Finnish yhä, vieläkin
  • yhäeven more
  • vieläkineven more
  • vieläeven more
French d'autant plus
  • d'autant pluseven more
German erst recht, umso mehr
  • erst rechteven more
  • umso mehreven more
Hungarian annál inkább
  • annál inkábbeven more
Icelandic enn mer
  • enn mereven more
Irish móide, is amhlaidh is
  • móideeven more
  • is amhlaidh iseven more
Italian ancora più
  • ancora piùeven more
Japanese なおさら, なおもって
  • なおさら (naosara)even more
  • なおもって (naomotte)even more
  • なおいっそう (naoissō)even more
  • いっそう (issō)even more
Polish tym bardziej
  • tym bardziejeven more
Portuguese ainda mais
  • ainda maiseven more
Russian тем бо́лее, тем па́че
  • тем бо́лее (tem bóleje)even more
  • тем па́че (tem páče)even more
  • пода́вноeven more
Spanish más, si cabe, máxime
  • más, si cabeeven more
  • máximeeven more
  • muchísimo máseven more
Swedish ännu mer, desto mer
  • ännu mereven more
  • desto mereven more
Cite this entry
APA

all the more. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20the%20more

MLA

“all the more.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20the%20more. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “all the more,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20the%20more.

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