English adverb: at least | |||
| 1. | at least if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial) | ||
| Samples | At least he survived. They felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary. The influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching. | ||
| Synonyms | at any rate, leastways, leastwise | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| 2. | at least not less than | ||
| Samples | At least two hours studying the manual. A tumor at least as big as an orange. | ||
| Synonyms | at the least | ||
| Antonyms | at most, at the most | ||