in no small part
To great extent
In no small part means to a significant degree—a litotes that emphasizes importance by denying smallness.
The phrase attributes substantial credit or blame: Her success was due in no small part to her mentor's guidance.
It's slightly formal and often appears in explanations of causation: The team's collapse was in no small part his fault.
- largelyTo great extent
- significantHaving notable importance
- mostlyFor the greater part
- owing toCaused by, attributed to
- appreciablyTo a perceptible extent
markedly · major · factor · by and large · considerable · meaningfully · notable · predominantly · contributor · extensively · importantly · substantial · pivotal · heavily · cause · materially · critical · essential
degree of contribution
in no small partbarely
Only just, almost not
minimally · scarcely · negligibly · trivially · marginally
small, part, smaller, smallest, smallness, parts, parted, parting, partial