all that

adverb

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

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That’s all that matters for real. Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025 But forget about all that for a moment. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 30 Sep. 2025 In a brand new video, former WWE star Stevie Richards dissected the match and all that went wrong in it. Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 So all that to say is that wasn’t my mindset making these. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all that

Word History

First Known Use

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 7 Oct. 2025.

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