English Reference

Idiom

if anything

Meaning

Used to suggest or state tentatively that something may be the case (often the opposite of something previously implied).

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“It is not cold today; if anything, it is quite warm.”

“The project is not behind schedule; if anything, we are ahead of our original deadline.”

“The recent economic downturn has not discouraged new investors; if anything, it has encouraged them to seek more stable, long-term opportunities in the market.”

Examples

simple

“It is not cold today; if anything, it is quite warm.”

contextual

“The project is not behind schedule; if anything, we are ahead of our original deadline.”

complex

“The recent economic downturn has not discouraged new investors; if anything, it has encouraged them to seek more stable, long-term opportunities in the market.”

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