if nothing else
Definition of if nothing else
—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.
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: not any thing : no thing
: no part
: one of no interest, value, or consequence
: not at all : in no degree
: something that does not exist
: the absence of all magnitude or quantity
: zero
: of no account : worthless
: in a different manner or place or at a different time
: in an additional manner or place or at an additional time
: if not : otherwise
: other:
: being different in identity
: being in addition
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