all the more
To greater degree
All the more intensifies a quality or action, suggesting that circumstances make it even stronger than expected.
A difficulty that should discourage you might make success all the more satisfying.
Bad news delivered gently is all the more devastating for its softness.
The phrase often follows a reason: Given her inexperience, her victory was all the more impressive.
- especiallyTo an exceptional degree
- as a resultIndicating causal outcome
- consequentlyAs a result
- furtherTo a greater degree
- becauseFor the reason that
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