least of all
Most minimally important
Least of all emphasizes that something applies to a particular person or thing even less than to others already mentioned or implied.
It typically follows a negative statement: No one expected it to succeed, least of all the investors.
The phrase singles out the most unlikely or extreme case: I don't trust anyone here, least of all him.
- scarcelyAlmost not
- minimallyTo the smallest extent
- unlikelyNot apt to happen
- not in the slightestComplete emphatic denial
- exceptWith the exclusion of
barely · let alone · certainly not · by no means · far from it · negligibly · emphasis · insignificant · understatement · hardly · lowest · inconceivable · tiniest · smallest · idiom · marginally · faintly · slightly
least of allmost of all
Primarily, above others
above all · especially · particularly · first and foremost · most importantly
least of allmost of all
Primarily, above others
above all else · first of all · if anything · at the very least