if anything
/ɪf ˈɛniθɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.50 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Used to suggest or state tentatively that something may be the case (often the opposite of something previously implied).
Example Sentences
- "The situation is, if anything, worsening rather than improving."
- "“Do you think she’s tall?” / “Oh, no. If anything, she’s short.”"
- "“Do you think she’s tall?” / “Oh, yes. If anything, she’s very tall.”"
- "She [a girl who had her left tibia removed] is quite upright, has no defect either of ſtrength or motion in her leg, and ſcarcely any deformity; if any thing, 'tis a ſmall matter bigger than the other juſt above the ankle, occaſioned by the exuberance of the callus, by which the remains of the tibia are conſolidated with the fibula; […]"
- "My sensitivity to the crystals has, if anything, increased. I have to spend a great deal of energy just keeping myself together, because my impulse is to blast the damn things to flinders."
- ""Then Lieutenant Pullman didn't express uncertainties about any aspect of his primary responsibility or of his other duties onboard the ship?" / "No. If anything, he acted like he was bored by instruction and training. As if he already knew everything. You know the type.""
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪf ˈɛniθɪŋ/
- British English: /ɪf ˈɛnɪθɪŋ/