at least

1. 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”

   Synonymsleastwaysleastwiseat any rate

   colloquialism

2. 2.

   not less than

   “at least two hours studying the manual”

   “a tumor at least as big as an orange”

   Synonymsat the least

   Antonymsat most

Questions about at least

What does at least mean?

at least means "if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for at least?

Close synonyms include leastways, leastwise, at any rate, at the least. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of at least?

The recorded antonyms are at most.

Is at least a common word?

at least is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.