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so much as

so much as adverb: even; suggests a minimum, especially regarding what might be expected.

Adverb

so much as (not comparable)

  1. Even; suggests a minimum, especially regarding what might be expected.
    • Without so much as a by your leave, he walked into the office and started digging through my files. Then off he went, without so much as a ‘goodbye’.
    • If she so much as looked at another man, I’d divorce her!
    Synonyms:
    as much as
  2. But rather.
    • I’m not enjoying the meal so much as admiring the atmosphere.

Synonyms of so much as

Questions about so much as

What does so much as mean?
So much as means even; suggests a minimum, especially regarding what might be expected.
What part of speech is so much as?
So much as is an adverb.

Words near so much as in the dictionary

  1. so long, and thanks for all the fish
  2. so many
  3. so mickle
  4. so mote it be
  5. so much
  6. so much as
  7. so much for
  8. so much so
  9. so much the better
  10. so much the worse
  11. so much the worse for

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