not that
Dreaded realization cry
Not that introduces a qualification or correction to something just said or implied, clarifying what the speaker doesn't mean: I'm not going to the party—not that I wasn't invited.
It often softens a statement or heads off a wrong impression: She's nice enough, not that we're close or anything.
The phrase can also express mild dismissal: Not that it matters now.
Refusal to accept reality
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- refusalAct of declining
dissent · dismissal · rebuff · veto · nay · disapproval · disavowal · repudiation
Intentional diminishment for effect
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- limitationBound on extent
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
softening · hedging · downplaying · restraint · reservation · somewhat · exactly · quite
Fixing of mistakes
- amendmentChange to official text
- revisionAltering to improve
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- refinementElegance of manner
rephrasing · rewording · modification · edit · update · distinction · nuance · specification
denial
Refusal to accept reality
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
refusal · dissent · dismissal · rebuff · veto · nay · disapproval · disavowal · repudiation · counterpoint
understatement
Intentional diminishment for effect
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- limitationBound on extent
tempering · softening · hedging · downplaying · restraint · reservation · somewhat · exactly · quite · particularly
correction
Fixing of mistakes
- amendmentChange to official text
- revisionAltering to improve
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
refinement · rephrasing · rewording · modification · edit · update · distinction · nuance · specification · qualification
not thatabove all
Before other considerations
emphatically · by all means · without question · no doubt · enthusiastically
not thatnot to mention
Phrase adding emphasis
what's more · granted · admittedly · I confess · fair enough