to say nothing of
Let alone considering
A phrase that introduces an additional point even more extreme or noteworthy than what preceded it: The car needs new brakes, to say nothing of the transmission.
It signals that the speaker is understating the full scope of something—if the first item is already significant, the second deserves even more attention.
Interchangeable with "let alone" or "not to mention."
Phrase introducing something harder
- not to mentionPhrase adding emphasis
- much lessPhrase introducing unlikelier thing
- never mindRetraction of a statement
- aside fromExcluding from consideration
apart from · besides · setting aside · ignoring · overlooking · excluding · omitting · disregarding
let alone
Phrase introducing something harder
- not to mentionPhrase adding emphasis
- much lessPhrase introducing unlikelier thing
- never mindRetraction of a statement
aside from · apart from · besides · setting aside · ignoring · overlooking · excluding · omitting · disregarding · beyond
to say nothing ofexcluding
Leaving something out
not counting · setting aside · apart from · aside from · disregarding
to say nothing ofabove all
Before other considerations
most importantly · first and foremost · especially · particularly · chiefly