still less

conjunction

: much less, let alone

… no living person … seemed to notice him, still less to expect him.

—Thomas Hardy

Synonyms of still less

• not to mention
• let alone

Examples of still less in a Sentence

I never suggested that he was incompetent, still less that he was dishonest.

Word History

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for still less

• abbess
• abscess
• access
• address
• assess
• caress
• confess
• depress
• digress
• distress
• egress
• excess