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

Examples of all that in a Sentence

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Adverb
For one of them to celebrate a career-first win Sunday wouldn’t be all that surprising. Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 China makes its own SpiderFab But concepts like SpiderFab could, in theory, completely change all that. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026 Yes, Bailey was better, but not by all that much. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026 To hell with all that superstitious stuff. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for all that

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

1945, in the meaning defined above

Phrase

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of all that was in the 15th century

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“All that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20that. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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