at least meaning and definition

AT LEAST adverb

Definition of at least (adverb)

1. if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
   • "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching"
   • synonyms: at any rate, leastways, leastwise
2. not less than
   • "at least two hours studying the manual"; "a tumor at least as big as an orange"
   • synonyms: at the least
   • antonym: at most