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if anything

If nothing else; if in any amount or degree; if at all. Often used to indicate a certain deviation, choice, or outcome that is contrary to that which was previously mentioned or suggested. I don't think we should be waiting for help to arrive—if anything, we need to keep moving. Thank you for the compliment, but if anything, I've put on weight lately!

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if anything

If at all, if in any degree. For example, If anything, we have too much food rather than too little. [Early 1800s]

See also: anything, if