all the more en · ADV
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Even more; notably, but even more notably in light of additional information, either preceding or following the statement.
London was startled by a crime of singular ferocity and rendered all the more notable by the high position of the victim.
1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Carew Murder Case”, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 35:I had to work all the harder with two people off sick.
Stripped of all bravado, Cersei breaks, and shows the very scared, vulnerable woman who has kept her emotions at bay. “I don’t want to die,” she whimpers, “Not like this.” It’s all the more moving for coming from a character who built her identity on steely resolve and contempt for such hoary conceits as fear.
2019 May 12, Alex McLevy, “Westeros faces a disastrous final battle on the penultimate Game of Thrones (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 15 May 2019:If your crush likes football, that's all the more reason for coming with us to the game tomorrow night!
Huntingdon's ferocity makes the reaction of staff all the more brave. To move towards danger when others are fleeing is the definition of bravery in my book. To place yourself in danger to protect others.
2025 November 12, Philip Haigh, “High praise for rail staff's courage and clear thinking”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 50:Lytle’s progress as a boxer is all the more remarkable when taking into account his unique circumstances.
Relateds
all the less · nonetheless · all to the better · so much the better · all the more so
Translations (32)
cmn 愈發 /愈发 (even more) · ca encara més (even more) · ga móide (even more) · pt ainda mais (even more) · cmn 益發 /益发 (even more) · sv desto mer (even more) · de umso mehr (even more) · ja いっそう (even more) · ru пода́вно (even more) · ru тем бо́лее (even more) · ja なおもって (even more) · it ancora più (even more) · es muchísimo más (even more) · ja なおさら (even more) · de erst recht (even more) · sv ännu mer (even more) · fr d'autant plus (even more) · hu annál inkább (even more) · es máxime (even more) · ja なおいっそう (even more) · cmn 越發 /越发 (even more) · es más, si cabe (even more) · ru тем па́че (even more) · fi vieläkin (even more) · fi yhä (even more) · cmn 愈益 (even more) · is enn mer (even more) · fi vielä (even more) · nl des te meer (even more) · ga is amhlaidh is (even more) · pl tym bardziej (even more) · cmn 越加 (even more)