if anything

phrase

: on the contrary even : perhaps even

if anything, you ought to apologize

Examples of if anything in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At one point, Wilkinson compared ABC’s situation to the French Revolution, with people forced on a guillotine, wondering if anything will come down. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Every season, millions of young athletes are being driven home by parents navigating what to say, if anything, and how to say it. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

Sometimes the point of going back is to find out what, if anything, is still there. — Eileen Kelly, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Ostensibly the least affected by the incident (if anything, the firefight made his reputation), Michael nevertheless has been hollowed out by years of covering war. — Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for if anything

• bing
• bring
• ching
• cling
• ding
• fling
• ging
• hing
• jing
• kling
• ling
• ming