all that

1 of 2

adverb

: to an indicated or suggested extent or degree : so
didn't take his threats all that seriously

all that

2 of 2

phrase

: everything of the kind indicated
tact, discretion, and all that

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Adverb
The company is turning to debt to finance all that. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025 Everything is dumped together in one dish, with all that extra creaminess coming from cubed Velveeta cheese baked in (plus extra cheddar stirred in after baking). Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2025 The book outlines all that could be done in advance to reduce that toll dramatically, but these steps are not being taken. Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025 But there is psychology to be explored there beneath all that journeyman genius, and Greiving knows how to get at it, even if his subject is in most ways the opposite of a tortured or oft-thwarted soul like a Bernard Herrmann. Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all that

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of all that was in 1945

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“All that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20that. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.

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