not least

phrase

formal

: especially or particularly

We had many things to consider, not least the safety of our children.

Examples of not least in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And even though independent repair shops can be cheaper, that isn’t always the case — not least because their own costs have soared. — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 29 Oct. 2026

In a climactic effort to enjoin Willie and the President to go on without each other, the spirits—not least Thomas Havens, a Black freedman, movingly sung by the young tenor Joshua Blue—gather in an effort to occupy Lincoln together. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

The disaster marked a major setback for Blue Origin, not least because the pad infrastructure itself was partially destroyed in the blast. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

Budget experts are not so convinced by this argument, not least because AI may well mean the replacement of humans with machines and robotics, meaning that a major source of government revenue (income taxes) could potentially be reduced. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for not least

• deceased
• decreased
• increased
• northeast
• policed
• released
• southeast
• beast
• ceased
• creased
• east
• feast