even then

adverb

Still, even at that time; then as well as beforehand.

“I'm used to being disappointed, and even then, this is underwhelming.”

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Meanings

adverbeven then (not comparable)
  1. not comparableStill, even at that time; then as well as beforehand.
  2. contrastiveidiomaticnot comparableRegardless of the circumstances (often ones that have just been stated).

    I'm used to being disappointed, and even then, this is underwhelming.

    1 more example

    We slipped the release date six months, I mean, we had to, OK? But even then, it needed more time in the oven.

    2023 July 25, Paul Tozour, The Four Swords: A Parable of Leadership, Video Games, and Dead Dragons, Gatekeeper Press, →ISBN, page 329
  3. formalnot comparableAt that very moment.

    Synonyms: just then

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbAt that very moment.

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Cite this entry
APA

even then. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even%20then

MLA

“even then.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even%20then. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “even then,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even%20then.

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