still less

as in not to mention
to say nothing of I never suggested that he was incompetent, still less that he was dishonest

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let alone
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  • The cacophony contained within the glass of an NHL rink can be difficult to describe, let alone comprehend.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Well, sure, but far more than two thousand members of Hamas, let alone Palestinian civilians, were killed in the war.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Still less.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/still%20less. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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