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

That’s not to say the politics that so often dominate our lives were absent or should have been ignored. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

That’s not to say Henry and the rest of the ownership group deserve a collective attaboy. — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 17 July 2026

This is not to say that China’s harvesting of American voter data is benign. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Which is not to say that Amazon is as fired up about the prospect of getting into the local sports business as, say, Google’s YouTube or ESPN. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026

Rhymes for not to say

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