not that

phrase

—used to say that something said before is not important

I tried to help, not that it mattered.

I saw him with some other woman, not that I care.

Examples of not that in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For readers who are familiar with the literary curse of Plaschke in his column over the years, this prediction is not that. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

At 25, Myriam and Eva’s lives are not that different from any other young European hedonists. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2026

Its point was not that evil is banal, but rather that those who perpetrate it are. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Other than the fact that two people getting ax-murdered didn’t rouse her from her nap, there wasn’t anything suspicious about Bridget; not that there weren’t plenty of people ready to pin the crimes on her. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for not that

• begat
• bobcat
• chitchat
• doormat
• ducat
• eclat
• format
• hazmat
• muskrat
• nonfat
• polecat
• thereat