At All

Definition: At All

At All

Adverb

1. In the slightest degree or in any respect; "Are you at all interested? No, not at all"; "was not in the least unfriendly".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Tips from 1870

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: At All

Certainty

Adverb: certainly; Adjective: for certain, certes, sure, no doubt, doubtless, and no mistake, flagrante delicto, sure enough, to be sure, of course, as a matter of course, a coup sur, to a certainty; in truth; (truly); at any rate, at all events; without fail; coute que coute, coute qu'il coute; whatever may happen, if the worst come to the worst; come what may, happen what may, come what will; sink or swim; rain or shine.

Compensation

Adverb: in return, in consideration; but, however, yet, still, notwithstanding; nevertheless, nathless, none the less; although, though; albeit, howbeit; mauger; at all events, at any rate; be that as it may, for all that, even so, on the other, hand, at the same time, quoad minus, quand meme, however that may be; after all is said and done; taking one thing with another; (average).

Completeness

Adverb: completely; Adjective: altogether, outright, wholly, totally, in toto, quite; all out; over head and ears; effectually, for good and all, nicely, fully, through thick and thin, head and shoulders; neck and heel, neck and crop; in all respects, in every respect; at all points, out and out, to all intents and purposes; toto coelo; utterly; clean, clean as a whistle; to the full, to the utmost, to the backbone; hollow, stark; heart and soul, root and branch, down to the ground.

Defense

Adjective: defending;Verb: defensive; mural; armed, armed at all points, armed cap-a-pie, armed to the teeth; panoplied; iron-plated, ironclad; loopholed, castellated, machicolated, casemated; defended;Verb: proof against.

Frequency

Erpetually, continually, constantly, incessantly, without ceasing, at all times, daily and hourly, night and day, day and night, day after day, morning noon and night, ever anon, invariably (habit).

Negation

Adverb: no, nay, not, nowise; not a bit, not a whit, not a jot; not at all, nohow, not in the least, not so; negative, negatory; no way; no such thing; nothing of the kind, nothing of the sort; quite the contrary, tout au contraire, far from it; tant s'en faut; on no account, in no respect; by no, by no manner of means; negatively.

Preparation

In full feather, in best bib and tucker; in harness, at harness; in the saddle, in arms, in battle array, in war paint; up in arms; armed at all points, armed to the teeth, armed cap a pie; sword in hand; booted and spurred.

Qualification

Adverb: provided, provided that, provided always; if, unless, but, yet; according as; conditionally, admitting, supposing; on the supposition of; (theoretically); with the understanding, even, although, though, for all that, after all, at all events.

Resolution

At any rate, at any risk, at any hazard at any price, at any cost, at any sacrifice; at all hazards, at all risks, at all events; a bis ou a blanc; cost what it may; coute; a tort et a travers; once for all; neck or nothing; rain or shine.

Smallness

Almost, nearly, well-nigh, short of, not quite, all but; near upon, close upon; peu s'en faut, near the mark; within an ace of, within an inch of; on the brink of; scarcely, hardly, barely, only just, no more than. about, thereabouts, somewhere about, nearly, say; be the same, be little more or less. no ways, no way, no wise; not at all, not in the least, not a bit, not a bit of it, not a whit, not a jot, not a shadow; in no wise, in no respect; by no means, by no manner of means; on no account, at no hand.

Truth

Exactly; Adjective: ad amussim; verbatim, verbatim et literatim; word for word, literally, literatim, totidem vervis, sic, to the letter, chapter and verse, ipsissimis verbis; ad unguem; to an inch; to a nicety, to a hair, to a turn, to a T; au pied de la lettre; neither more nor less; in every respect, in all respects; sous tous les rapports; at any rate, at all events; strictly speaking.

Unsubstantiality

Nothing, naught, nil, nullity, zero, cipher, no one, nobody; never a one, ne'er a one; no such thing, none in the world; nothing whatever, nothing at all, nothing on earth; not a particle; (smallness); all talk, moonshine, stuff and nonsense; matter of no importance, matter of no consequence. thing of naught, man of straw, John Doe and Richard Roe, faggot voter; nominis umbra, flash in the pan, vox et praeterea nihil.

Crosswords: At All

Not at all, sir. (A Few Good Men; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin. Based on the play by Aaron Sorkin.)

In order to be successful, one must project an image of success at all times (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

Big people have little humor, and little people have no humor at all. (Singin' in the Rain; writing credit: Betty Comden; Adolph Green)

Or that He simply doesn´t exist at all, and that we created Him, so that we wouldn't have to feel so small and lonely (Contact; writing credit: Carl Sagan;)

Somestimes what seems like surrender isn't surrender at all. It's about what's going on in our hearts (The Horse Whisperer; writing credit: Eric Roth)

Out of nothing at all. (Making Love Out Of Nothing At All; performing artist: Air Supply)

Talking 'bout nothing at all (Invisible Man; performing artist: 98 Degrees; writing credit: Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein, and Steve Kipner)

We might not come back at all (School's Out; performing artist: Alice Cooper)

My love won't age at all (I Swear; performing artist: All-4-One)

If can go, contigo, I'll tell my friends, nothing at all (If I Could Go; performing artist: Angie Martinez)

If not for stress, I'd have no energy at all. (references; author: unknown)

A hole is nothing at all, but you can break your neck in it. (references; author: unknown)

It is better to have bad breath than to have no breath at all. (references; author: unknown)

To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.� (references; author: unknown)

Hard work spotlights the character of people; some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all! (references; author: unknown)

How to Do Anything at All with Girls (1968)

It's Better to be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All (2003)

There Was Nothing at All When We Returned (1997)

All or Nothing at All (1993)

Look at All the Lonely People (1989)

When You Say Nothing At All (performing artist: Whitley / Krauss)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Designing Dynamic Organizations: A Hands-On Guide for Leaders at All Levels (reference)

• The Bitter Woods: The Dramatic Story, Told at All Echelons- From Supreme Command to Squad Leader- Of the Crisis That Shook the Western Coalition: H (reference)

• The Everything Crossword and Puzzle Book; Hours of brain-teasing fun-crossword puzzles, acrostics, hidden words and more, for puzzlers at all levels (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The siphon is adapted to penetrate the tissue of aquatic plants, from which air is obtained, thus enabling the larvae to remain below the water surface at all times. Credit: CDC.

Tide staffs at Fire Island - note series of three staffs allowing leveling at all stages of 30 foot tide. Latitude 61 09 N; Longitude 150 12 W. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

The Idaho/Oregon State line looking south at all of the sagebrush of the Lookout Butte Wilderness Study Area. OR 3-194. Credit: Conrad.

Laboratory animals are treated with care at all stages of experimental work ... / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by D. Henrioud..

Give your baby a good start- IMMUNIZE : Immunization is available at all Maternal & Child Health Centres. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Damage to the ship's starboard bow from the 29 September 1918 explosion of a mine laid by the German submarine U-117. Photographed in drydock at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, 1 October 1918. Note hull plating pushed into internal framing and many split seams with open rivet holes. The side armor at the top of the view does not appear to have been much distorted, if at all, by the explosion. Credit: NAVY.

"We'll let the overcoat out all the way, and the robe will hardly show at all" / Herblock. Credit: Library of Congress.

Production. Milling machines and machine castings. The cupola pouring spout must be kept free of encrusted slag at all times, particularly during the pouring process. Location: a large foundry of a Midwest machine tool plant. Credit: Library of Congress.

Turkey Pond, near Concord, New Hampshire. A U.S. Department of Agriculture timber salvage sawmill. Rounding up logs on the pond, a job these men do at all the government salvage mills in the vicinity. Credit: Library of Congress.

One must scream out at all this ... : Miguel Enriquez, MIR leader ... killed by the Chilean military junta, October 5, 1974. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The power of the father doth not reach at all to the property of the child, which is only in his own disposing. (Second Treatise of Government)

And if they can open it at all, what part of it are they forbidden to read or to oey? (reference)

The abolition of existing property relations is not at all a distinctive feature of Communism. (reference)

The Secretariat shall comprise a Secretary General and such secretaries and staff as may be required.The first Secretary General shall be the person named in the Annex; thereafter the Secretary General shall be appointed by the Council with the approval of the majority of the Assembly.The secretaries and staff of the Secretariat shall be appointed by the Secretary General with the approval of the Council.The Secretary General shall act in that capacity at all meetings qf the Assembly and of the Council.The expenses of the Secretariat shall be borne by the Members of the League in accordance with the apportionment of the expenses of the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

There was no reason to suppose Mr. Elton thought at all differently from his wife

Alice did not at all like the tone of this remark, and thought it would be as well to introduce some other subject of conversation

Now, it is a fact, that there was nothing at all particular about the knocker on the door, except that it was very large

There is nothing at all to fear on the side of the populace of the capital

Not at all.

Tom pulled his cap lower over his eyes, so low that he had to tilt his head back to see out at all.

Neither do the most learned know what sort of mortals inhabit beyond those mountains, or whether they be inhabited at all.

It was easy to see that they could not long be companions or cooperate, since one would not operate at all.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Some people feel nothing at all when they first try marijuana. (references)

Second, they must minimize cellular-level damage if at all possible. (references)

They may appear rigid and move very little, or not at all, a condition called akinesia. (references)

Business

In some ventures, there are no foreign personnel at all. (references)

At all other times he was held incommunicado by Chinese authorities. (references)

Another reason is that unleaded fuel is not available at all gas stations. (references)

Children

Greece

University education is public and free at all levels. (references)

Czech Republic

Girls and boys enjoy equal access to health care and education at all levels. (references)

Somalia

Schools at all levels lack textbooks, laboratory equipment, and running water. (references)

Civil Liberties

Estonia

Passports serve as identification but do not have to be carried at all times. (references)

China

Directives to prevent FLG protests at all costs has resulted in many egregious abuses. (references)

Burma

Teachers at all levels also continued to be held responsible for the political activities of their students. (references)

Economic History

Saudi Arabia

However, that percentage is not adhered to at all times. (references)

Malaysia

Foreign participation is generally welcome at all stages. (references)

Panama

Licenses must be kept at all times in a visible and accessible place. (references)

Human Rights

Iceland

All judges, at all levels, serve for life. (references)

Angola

Torture is used at all levels by the UNITA forces. (references)

Mozambique

Some districts have no formal courts or judges at all. (references)

Indigenous People

Australia

The ATSIC Board is an advocate for indigenous people on all issues affecting indigenous people and at all levels of government. (references)

Bolivia

More than one-half of all citizens speak indigenous dialects as their first language, and many speak no Spanish at all, which essentially excludes them from most of the formal economy. (references)

Minorities

Kyrgyz Republic

Members of the minorities alleged discrimination in hiring, promotion, and housing, and alleged that government officials at all levels favored ethnic Kyrgyz. (references)

Political Economy

IRELAND

Foreign-owned businesses participate in IBEC at all levels. (references)

Tajikistan

Most Soviet-era factories operated at a minimal level, if at all. (references)

China

Party members hold most senior government positions at all levels of administration. (references)

Political Rights

Spain

At all levels of government, elections are held at least every 4 years. (references)

Liberia

Local governments at all levels have no independent revenue base and rely entirely on the central Government for funds. (references)

Georgia

Some observers noted a police presence in polling places and insufficiently representative electoral commissions at all levels. (references)

Trade

China

Agencies at all levels of government have rulemaking authority, resulting in regulations that are frequently contradictory. (references)

Luxembourg

Luxembourg maintains an excellent and open trading climate for American companies, with government leaders at all levels very supportive of free trade. (references)

Mexico

It is not at all unusual, and experience indicates that, with prudent credit review practices, open account sales in Mexico need not be inherently risky. (references)

Travel

Chad

Major currencies can be exchanged at all the local banks. (references)

Italy

Conservative business attire is recommended at all times. (references)

Colombia

Taxis: There is taxi service available at all major hotels. (references)

Women

China

The survey found that domestic violence occurs at all socioeconomic levels. (references)

Zimbabwe

One in three working women at all levels was subjected to sexual harassment in the workplace. (references)

Eritrea

Such incidents more commonly are addressed, if at all, within families or by religious clergy. (references)

Worker Rights

Philippines

Some report never being paid at all. (references)

Ghana

They are paid poorly, if at all, and sometimes are molested or abused. (references)

Moldova

The Moldovan Center for Strategic Study and Reforms charges that there is corruption at all levels. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "at all": any ... at all ♦ any day at all ♦ armed at all points ♦ at all costs ♦ at all directions ♦ at all events ♦ at all hands ♦ at all hours ♦ at all points ♦ at all right ♦ at all times ♦ for no reason at all ♦ if at all ♦ it does not touch me at all ♦ no ... at all ♦ not ... at all ♦ not any ... at all ♦ not at all ♦ nothing at all. Additional references.

Afrikaans

heeltemal (at, entirely, perfectly, quite, wholly). (various references)

Albanian

fare (dead, entirely, none, not at all, not in the least, nothing, plenty, quite, scarcely, spermatic, very, whatever, wholly). (various references)

Arabic 

‏إطلاقا (absolutely, nothing, under no conditions), ‏أبدا (always, eternally, ever, never, no, no way, not a bit, not at all, not in the least, not on your life). (various references)

Bulgarian 

изобщо (generally, in general). (various references)

Catalan

enterament (entirely, quite, wholly). (various references)

Chinese 

簡直 (simply), � �本 (basic, fundamental, root, simply), 並 (also, and, furthermore, simultaneously, to combine, to join, to merge, together with). (various references)

Czech

vùbec (besides, ever, whatsoever). (various references)

Danish

helt (entirely, hero, quite, wholly). (various references)

Dutch

volledig (absolute, complete, completely, entirely, full, fully, integral, quite, through, wholly), volkomen (absolute, complete, completely, entire, entirely, full, fully, integral, overall, perfect, quite, through, whole, wholly), totaal (amount, complete, completely, entirely, full, integral, overall, quite, sum, through, total, totally, whole, wholly), ook maar, helemaal (entirely, quite, totally, wholly), heel (absolute, complete, completely, entire, entirely, fully, integer, integral, overall, quite, through, unbroken, very, very much, whole, wholly), geheel (completely, entire, entirely, entirety, fully, integer, integral, overall, quite, through, total, whole, wholly), finaal (decisive, entirely, final, quite, wholly), dan ook (consequently). (various references)

Esperanto

ajn, tute (entirely, quite, wholly). (various references)

Faeroese

sum helst (-ever), rættiliga (enough, entirely, quite, rather, sufficiently, wholly), heilt (entirely, quite, wholly). (various references)

Finnish

aivan (altogether, entirely, exactly, fully, just, perfectly, quite, very, wholly), tahansa (ever, -ever), ollenkaan. (various references)

French

n'importe. (various references)

Frisian

alderminst (not at all), perfoarst net (not at all). (various references)

German

überhaupt (after all, altogether, anyhow, anyway, as a whole, generally, in general, on the whole), gar (cooked, done, entirely, even, indeed, passing, quite, really, tanned, wholly). (various references)

Greek 

καθόλου (any, by no means, nohow, none, not a bit, not at all, not in the slightest, not nearly, whatsoever). (various references)

Hawaiian

aspak (entirely, quite, wholly), fare (entirely, quite, wholly). (various references)

Hebrew 

בכלל (ever, generally, in general). (various references)

Hungarian

egyáltalán (aught, in the world). (various references)

Indonesian

sama sekali (absolutely, roundly, totally). (various references)

Italian

affatto (entirely, none, ought, quite), proprio (appropriate, characteristic, exact, exactly, her, his, its, jolly, just, literal, one's, one's own, own, particular, personal, proper, proprietary, quite, real, really, right, suitable, their, typical, very, your). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

苟も (any, even in a slight degree, ever, in the least), 更更 , 更々 , 毫も (in the least), つなぎ目 (a joint, a link, all-night Mah Jongg, aloof, altogether, beyond doubt, certainly, complaining, entirely, extra-high-speed Touhoku-line shinkansen, feeling awkward, gleaming, going long way at steady pace, morose, nitpicking, pointed, sauce for dipping tempura, slippery, smooth, sound of walking, surely, tie-together point, to pitchforward, trudgingly), からす麦 (changing suddenly and completely, completely, oats, quite, utterly), かも知れない (banter, because, completely, dried-up, from, may, may be, might, out of, parched, perhaps, persiflage, possibly, quite, since, through, utterly), 一向に , 一向 (earnestly), 丸で (as if, as though, completely, entirely, quite, so to speak), と�"べて (after all, anyhow, at any rate, at best, at most, by all means, compared with, in any case, it cannot be helped, kindly, please, somehow or other, there is a possibility, there is a tendency, there is no other way, what's the best thing to do?, What's the matter?, What's wrong?). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

まるで (as if, as though, completely, entirely, quite, so to speak), さらさら, どうせ (after all, anyhow, at any rate, at best, at most, in any case), からきし (completely, quite, utterly), からっきし (completely, quite, utterly), いっ�"うに, いっ�"う (8-10 p.m., a thought, an item, consideration, first watch, line, one proofreading, party, row, the first proof, troupe, whole school), いやしくも (any, even in a slight degree, ever, in the least), �"うも (in the least), て�"で (altogether, entirely). (various references)

Manx

er chor erbee (anywise, at all costs, at all events, at any rate, in any way so ever, leastways, nohow, noways-nowise). (various references)

Pig Latin

atay allay.(various references)

Polish

zupełnie (entirely, quite, wholly). (various references)

Portuguese

absolutamente (absolutely, definitely, quite, simply), de qualquer modo (any, aught). (various references)

Romanian

totuşi (all the same, anyway, anywise, but, for all that, however, natheless, nevertheless, notwithstanding, still, though, yet), de loc (any, anyhow, local, never, nohow, not a bit, not a tinker's damn, not at all, not in the least, not it the least degree, not nearly, nothing, the deuce a bit, the devil a bit), cât de cât (any, if something), în orice caz (anyhow, anyway, anywise, at all events, at any rate, but, in any case). (various references)

Russian 

совсем (all, altogether, at all 1, at all 2, entirely, quite). (various references)

Scottish

uile gu léir (entirely, quite, wholly), idir. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

uopšte (all: at all, ever, generally, large: in large, overall), u svakom slučaju (anyhow, anyway, case: in any case, event: at all events, event: in any event, means: by all means, rate: at any rate), sasvim (all over, all: at all, clean, completely, dead, entirely, fairly, lock up stock and barrel, plunk, quite, sheer, span-new, stark, stinking, throughout, totally, utterly, well, well nigh, whole, wholly, wide), po svaku cenu (cost: at all costs), nipošto (never, nohow, not at all), nimalo (not a bit, not at all), nikako (means: by no means, never, no way, nohow, not at all, nothing, noway, nowise, poorly), ništa (naught, nil, nix, no, not at all, nothing), ni najmanje (least: not in the least, not at all), nema na čemu (don't mention it, not at all, you are welcome). (various references)

Spanish

enteramente (all, clean, completely, entirely, fully, quite, wholly). (various references)

Swahili

kabisa (entirely, quite, wholly). (various references)

Swedish

alls. (various references)

Tagalog

tíla (entirely, quite, wholly), hálos (almost, entirely, nearly, quite, wholly). (various references)

Turkish

hiç de (none, none too, not a bit), hiç bir biçimde, hiç bir şekilde, hiç (any, aught, by any means, ever, far from, least of all, nary, naught, ne'er, never, nil, Nix, no, no whit, none, not a dreg, not a whit, not an iota, not at all, not exactly, not in the least, nothing, nought, null, nullity, ought, whatever, whatsoever, zero, zilch), baxtanbaxa (entirely, quite, wholly), bütün (aggregate, all, all out, all over the, altogether, clear, complement, complete, continuum, entire, entirely, every, everything, gross, holo-, integral, omni-, one and only, out and out, overall, pan-, quite, round, sheer, solid, the total, the whole, total, totality, unbroken, undivided, utter, whole, wholly). (various references)

Turkmen 

teя (bottom, by no means, not at all). (various references)

Ukrainian

цілком (absolutely, all, all in all, all of, all out, altogether, bodily, broad, clean, clear, completely, duly, en bloc, entirely, fairly, full, fully, hollow, nicely, outright, perfectly, pure, purely, quite, richly, soundly, thoroughly, well, wholly), взагалі (any, considering, generally, in general), зовсім (altogether, any, clear, outright, shrewdly, utterly, wholly). (various references)

Welsh

oll (all, altogether, ever, wholly), o gwbl. (various references)

Yucatec

humpuli (completely, entirely, quite, through, wholly). (various references)

quippiam. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: tala, tall.

-2 letters: aal, ala, all, alt, lat.

-3 letters: aa, al, at, la, ta.

+1 letter: atlatl.

+2 letters: atlatls, ballast, callant, catcall, catfall, fatally, gallant, gallate, galleta, lacteal, lanital, lateral, palatal, patella, tallage, vallate.

+3 letters: actually, alkylate, allanite, allocate, allopath, arillate, astrally, atonally, ballasts, ballista, blastula, callants, catcalls, catchall, catfalls, climatal, fastball, flatland, gallants, gallates, galletas, lacteals, lanitals, laterals, mantilla, meatball, palatals, palatial, palliate, patellae, patellar, patellas, plastral, pratfall, santalol, taillamp, talkable, tallaged, tallages, tallyman, tarnally, trapball.