not to say

phrase

—used to introduce a more forceful or critical way of describing someone or something

He was impolite, not to say downright rude!

Examples of not to say in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Communications professionals need to separate signal from noise, recognize when something is technically right but strategically wrong and know what not to say. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

That’s not to say that some of the industry’s wait-and-see approach isn’t justified. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Which is not to say there aren’t currently Black women slaughtering the pop scene right now. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026

That’s not to say this time isn’t different – that this technology is, finally, sufficiently advanced to truly spook the technical geniuses close to the problem. — Michael Serazio, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for not to say

• aaa
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• axillae
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway