all the more
English
[edit]Adverb
[edit]all the more (not comparable)
- 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.
- If your crush likes football, that's all the more reason for coming with us to the game tomorrow night!
- 1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Carew Murder Case”, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 35:
- London was startled by a crime of singular ferocity and rendered all the more notable by the high position of the victim.
- 2019 May 12, Alex McLevy, “Westeros faces a disastrous final battle on the penultimate Game of Thrones (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club[1], archived from the original on 15 May 2019:
- Stripped of all bravado, Cersei breaks, and shows the very scared, vulnerable woman who has kept her emotions at bay. “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.
- 2025 November 12, Philip Haigh, “High praise for rail staff's courage and clear thinking”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 50:
- Huntingdon's ferocity makes the reaction of staff all the more brave. To move towards danger when others are fleeing is the definition of bravery in my book. To place yourself in danger to protect others.
Usage notes
[edit]"All the more" can also be used to highlight contrast from the given or assumed, as in "You might think that my boss' rudeness to me would make me respect her/him more; actually, it just makes me hate her/him all the more".
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]even more
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