if nothing else

idiom

—used to say that something is probably the only thing that is true, acceptable, desirable, or certain because there are no better/worse possibilities

The food is cheap, if nothing else.

If nothing else, there's the party (to go to) this evening.

If nothing else, you should send him a card.

Examples of if nothing else in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Symmetric if nothing else, the house has two dining rooms, two living rooms and two primary bedrooms. —David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025

To begin with, the company’s unprovoked faceplant was, if nothing else, one of the biggest public relations misfires in recent corporate history. —Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025

Please, Arsenal — if nothing else, do it for the plot. —Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025

Green lasers typically consume more power, which means a handheld device can drain its battery much faster if nothing else is optimized. —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025