none the
idiom
—used in phrases with adjectives such as worse, better, etc., to say that someone or something is not any worse, better, etc., than before —often + for
We had to change our plans, but we were none the worse for it in the end.
She's been traveling constantly for the past several weeks, but she seems to be none the worse for wear.
The restaurant replaced the lobster with crab and the customers were none the wiser.
Examples of none the in a Sentence
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Keep visitors to a minimum, despite everyone wanting to visit; ideally, there should be none the first few days.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
The enthusiasm of the Belasco crowd was none the worse for the wait.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 May 2025
Sources say Amazon had suggested a few actors, but none the Broccolis would sign off on.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Survivor season 48 got off to a bit of a rocky start, but viewers at home were none the wiser.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
When one background player was mistaken for an Olympics employee by a group of attendees, the extra played along, improving information on the fly to a flock of tourists none the wiser.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
Soto learned that Baty had always had his eye on black-on-black SUV and dropped $92,000 to gift one to his fellow Met.
Baty was none the wiser until traveling secretary Edgar Suero asked him for his insurance information Wednesday.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Dylan seems none the wiser, telling Rob about Derrick’s suspicions of Britney.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 6 Feb. 2025
Timothy is on the verge of prison time and has lost all his wealth, though his family is none the wiser.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
The enthusiasm of the Belasco crowd was none the worse for the wait.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 May 2025
Sources say Amazon had suggested a few actors, but none the Broccolis would sign off on.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Survivor season 48 got off to a bit of a rocky start, but viewers at home were none the wiser.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
When one background player was mistaken for an Olympics employee by a group of attendees, the extra played along, improving information on the fly to a flock of tourists none the wiser.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
Soto learned that Baty had always had his eye on black-on-black SUV and dropped $92,000 to gift one to his fellow Met.
Baty was none the wiser until traveling secretary Edgar Suero asked him for his insurance information Wednesday.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Dylan seems none the wiser, telling Rob about Derrick’s suspicions of Britney.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 6 Feb. 2025
Timothy is on the verge of prison time and has lost all his wealth, though his family is none the wiser.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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“None the.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/none%20the. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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