if nothing else

adverb

At the very least; as a minimum.

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Meanings

adverbif nothing else (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticnot comparableAt the very least; as a minimum.

    Briefly, they had threatened to turn the game upside-down after Wayne Rooney’s first-ever World Cup goal made it 1-1 after 75 minutes. If nothing else, England had shown perseverance but, then again England always show qualities of endurance.

    2014 June 20, Daniel Taylor, “World Cup 2014: Uruguay sink England as Suárez makes his mark”, in guardian.co.uk
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APA

if nothing else. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20nothing%20else

MLA

“if nothing else.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20nothing%20else. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if nothing else,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20nothing%20else.

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