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all the more

all the more adverb: even more; notably, but even more notably in light of additional information, either preceding or following the statement.

Adverb

all the more (not comparable)

  1. Even more; notably, but even more notably in light of additional information, either preceding or following the statement.
    • Lytle’s progress as a boxer is all the more remarkable when taking into account his unique circumstances.
    • I had to work all the harder with two people off sick.

Examples of all the more in a sentence

  • If your crush likes football, that's all the more reason for coming with us to the game tomorrow night!
  • London was startled by a crime of singular ferocity and rendered all the more notable by the high position of the victim.1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Carew Murder Case”, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and...
  • “I don’t want to die,” she whimpers, “Not like this.” It’s all the more moving for coming from a character who built her identity on steely resolve and contempt for such hoary conceits as fear.2019 May 12, Alex McLevy, “Westeros faces a disastrous final battle on the penultimate Game of Thrones (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club...
  • Huntingdon's ferocity makes the reaction of staff all the more brave.2025 November 12, Philip Haigh, “High praise for rail staff's courage and clear thinking”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 50:

Questions about all the more

What does all the more mean?
All the more means even more; notably, but even more notably in light of additional information, either preceding or following the statement.
How do you use all the more in a sentence?
If your crush likes football, that's all the more reason for coming with us to the game tomorrow night!
What part of speech is all the more?
All the more is an adverb.

Words near all the more in the dictionary

  1. all the gold in Fort Knox
  2. all the hours God sends
  3. all the less
  4. all the marbles
  5. all the money in the world
  6. all the more
  7. all the rage
  8. all the rave
  9. all the same
  10. all the sudden
  11. all the tea in China

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