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

But the Toledo Proud Boys’ enthusiasm for the work, if nothing else, is telling. —Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025

And if nothing else, the team has the Terry Francona factor — their manager famously broke Boston’s World Series drought back in 2004, then in 2016 helped Cleveland earn its first pennant of the 21st century. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 July 2025

Don't be surprised if the Mariners pick up a reliever or two, if nothing else. —Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025

So, whether Amazon’s AI jobs shakeout turns out to be a painful retrenching, a gradual recalibration, or something else entirely, recent history seems to suggest the company, if nothing else, has the right man for the job. —Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 17 June 2025