as anything

idiom

informal

: as any person or thing

—used in the sense of "very" or "extremely" to make a statement more forceful

He was (as) calm as anything.

It was as obvious as anything that she didn't want to go.

Examples of as anything in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This type of pain can be described as anything from sharp and throbbing to dull and aching. —Cristina Mutchler, Health, 10 July 2024

The shaded areas of the map show the approximate boundaries where air quality is available and listed as anything other than good. —Kristi Tanner, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2024

But not one of these characters comes off as anything other than plot-generating machinery, a set of dramatic springs and gears. —Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024

Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida, Iowa and the Dakotas have all passed anti-transgender legislation that bars athletes from competing in events as anything other than the gender they were assigned at birth. —Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024