at all

adverb

Definition of at all

: in any way or respect : to the least extent or degree : under any circumstances doesn't smoke at all

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Synonyms for at all

Synonyms

anywise, ever, half

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Examples of at all in a Sentence

wasn't at all pleased with the way the family portrait came out

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To that end, the campaign must raise $2,000 by October 1, or risk receiving no crowdfunding at all. baltimoresun.com, "Seventh-grade Baltimore teacher set to launch new theater company in Pigtown bar," 4 Sep. 2019 That’s a few kilometers away, and my teammates in all their wisdom drove to this place by mistake and ended up fighting for no reason at all. Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, "Preview: ‘Ghost Recon Breakpoint’ refines co-op experience with the right group," 3 Sep. 2019 But sometimes taking charge means not taking any risks at all. Alina Dizik, Good Housekeeping, "A Near-Death Experience Made Me Rethink My Financial Future," 3 Sep. 2019 And after the terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand in March, New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern refused to mention the perpetrator’s name at all. Alejandro De La Garza, Time, "The Odessa Police Chief Is Refusing to Name the Mass Shooter. It's Part of a Growing Trend," 1 Sep. 2019 And vodka, which is distilled to not really taste like anything at all. Ross Mccammon, Popular Mechanics, "Why Craft Rum Is Getting Weird," 31 Aug. 2019 According to interviews with 1,254 adult Americans, 30 percent of millennials have no best friends, 27 percent have no close friends and 22 percent have no friends at all. Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, "Why Nobody in Hollywood Has Any Friends," 30 Aug. 2019 But what is clear is that any profits did not last until 2018, or for very long at all. Stephen Gandel, CBS News, "Peloton's CEO said the hot fitness company makes money — not even close," 29 Aug. 2019 Faced with these new challenges, the old laws leave many workers without adequate protections against workplace abuses, or even totally exclude some workers from any protections at all. Jeffrey Hirsch, The Conversation, "Worker-protection laws aren’t ready for an automated future," 28 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of at all

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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