all that

adverb

Updated on: 22 Apr 2018

Definition of all that

: to an indicated or suggested extent or degree : so

didn't take his threats all that seriously

Recent Examples of all that from the Web

The massive toll from the storm was not all that surprising.

— jenny staletovich, miamiherald, "NASA team finds massive Everglades mangrove damage from Irma. Can it recover? | Miami Herald," 18 Apr. 2018
Something that isn't all that well, suddenly, is the Blazers' health.

— joe freeman, OregonLive.com, "Trail Blazers' mindset morphs from favorite to desperate after Game 2 defeat to Pelicans," 18 Apr. 2018
But all that Angela is actually accomplishing is currying favor with the heads of the Naviti alliance – Wendell and Dom and Kellyn – and targeting a guy who’s already an outsider.

— stephen fishbach, PEOPLE.com, "Stephen Fishbach's Survivor Blog: Is Angela’s Big Move Really So Big?," 18 Apr. 2018
But all that earnest salesmanship had just made beans seem unappetizing.

— junot díaz, The New Yorker, "The Hunt for Mexico’s Heirloom Beans," 17 Apr. 2018
Bragging rights are all that’s at stake when the top baseball teams in the area clash Tuesday in Seminole County.

— j.c. carnahan, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Hagerty travels to Lake Mary for top-ranked Super Six baseball showdown," 16 Apr. 2018
For Levante, meanwhile, following Deportivo La Coruna's recent resurgence, five points is now all that separates last year's Segunda champions and the bottom three with the same amount of games remaining.

— SI.com, "Atletico Madrid 3-0 Levante: Clinical Atleti Down Relegation Strugglers as Simeone's Men March On," 15 Apr. 2018
But in bathrooms where such plumes gush regularly, where does all that bacteria go?

— josh hafner, USA TODAY, "Hand dryers suck in bathroom bacteria and blow them all over your hands, study finds," 12 Apr. 2018
But getting into the play wasn't all that difficult.

— david taylor, Houston Chronicle, "Panther Players' OAP performances earn awards," 10 Apr. 2018

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