not least

idiom

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

While the series has been lost at the earliest opportunity and in a joint-record time of just 11 playing days, a 3-2 series defeat would look very different to 5-0, not least for the thousands of England fans who have paid a lot of money to come out and support the team in another losing cause. —Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025

Four films in the top 12 would be ridiculous for anyone, not least an indie distributor. —Nate Jones, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025

Ullrich stresses the role of tactical mistakes and misjudgments, not least by the far left, which shortsightedly refused to compromise its beliefs and join with more moderate groups to oppose democratic backsliding. —Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025

Washington and Kyiv appear to have made notable shifts to secure progress but huge questions remain, not least whether Moscow will once again flatly reject the idea of making any significant concessions. —Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for not least

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