so much as

adverb

Even; suggests a minimum, especially regarding what might be expected.

“If she so much as looked at another man, I’d divorce her!”

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Meanings

adverbso much as (not comparable)
  1. not comparableEven; suggests a minimum, especially regarding what might be expected.

    If she so much as looked at another man, I’d divorce her!

    2 more examples

    Without so much as a by your leave, he walked into the office and started digging through my files. Then off he went, without so much as a ‘goodbye’.

    Well, she seems to have lost all interest in the horses. For a week now she has driven past the stables with never so much as 'good morning'!

    1927 March 5, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place”, in The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, published June 1927, →OCLC, page 280

    Synonyms: as much as

  2. not comparableBut rather.

    I’m not enjoying the meal so much as admiring the atmosphere.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbEven; suggests a minimum, especially regarding what might be expected.

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as much as
Also see
as far aseven

Translations

Finnish edes, vaan
  • edeseven
  • vaanbut rather
Polish choćby, nawet
  • choćbyeven
  • naweteven
  • nie tak bardzo jakbut rather
Russian даже не, хотя бы
  • даже не (daže ne)even
  • хотя бы (xotja by)even
  • не столько, сколько (ne stolʹko, skolʹko)but rather
Turkish bile
  • bileeven
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APA

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

MLA

“so much as.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/so%20much%20as. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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