let alone
Not to mention
Let alone introduces something even less likely or possible than what was just mentioned: I can't afford a used car, let alone a new one.
The phrase emphasizes the extremity of a situation by pointing to a second, more demanding case.
It always follows a negative statement, building from the lesser impossibility to the greater.
Phrase adding emphasis
- much lessPhrase introducing unlikelier thing
- never mindRetraction of a statement
- to say nothing ofPhrase introducing additional point
- still lessEven more unlikely
even less · aside from · setting aside · beyond · apart from · excluding · forgetting · disregarding
Uniform and level
- especiallyTo an exceptional degree
- particularlyTo an unusual extent
- specificallyIn a precise manner
- certainlyWithout any doubt
definitely · absolutely · surely · indeed · truly · actually · really · in fact
not to mention
Phrase adding emphasis
- much lessPhrase introducing unlikelier thing
- never mindRetraction of a statement
- to say nothing ofPhrase introducing additional point
still less · even less · aside from · setting aside · beyond · apart from · excluding · forgetting · disregarding · overlooking
even
Uniform and level
- especiallyTo an exceptional degree
- particularlyTo an unusual extent
- specificallyIn a precise manner
certainly · definitely · absolutely · surely · indeed · truly · actually · really · in fact · of course
- connectivesand, or, but, because, nor
- free marketsfree market, free enterprise, free trade, free markets, laissez-faire
let aloneeven
Uniform and level
all the more · not to mention · indeed · and then some · if not
let aloneas well as
Indicates inclusion beyond
in addition to · along with · together with · including · plus