to say the least

idiom

used to emphasize a statement
She was not happy, to say the least.

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This year’s job market has been bleak, to say the least. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025 Grok wasn't in Kids Mode, but its Not Safe For Work setting wasn't on either, so its request for explicit images is disturbing to say the least. Charles Singh, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025 Aside from the academic magnets, the results from Metro Nashville Public Schools are concerning, to say the least. Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025 Fisch, unlike DeBoer, is at a program that would be hard-pressed -- to say the least -- to match the financial backing Michigan could offer him. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to say the least

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“To say the least.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20say%20the%20least. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.

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