If not
If not adverb - Perhaps; indicating possibility of being more remarkable (greater or better or sooner) than.
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Synonyms for If not
On the other hand and if not are semantically related in alternatively topic. In some cases you can use "On the other hand" instead an adverb phrase "If not".
On the other hand
On the other hand adverb - (contrastive) from another point of view.
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Synonyms for On the other hand
If not and on the other hand are semantically related in alternatively topic. You can use "If not" instead an adverb phrase "On the other hand".
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Related pairs
- still and if not
- still and on the other hand
- individually and if not
- individually and on the other hand
- separately and if not
- separately and on the other hand
- but and if not
- but and on the other hand
- then and if not
- then and on the other hand
- besides and if not
- besides and on the other hand
- though and if not
- though and on the other hand
Both terms in one sentence
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On the other hand, when Jeff Foxworthy made very similar (if not worse) jokes about the very same subject, there was no uproar whatsoever as he is himself from Atlanta.
Source: Deep South - On the other hand, nearly everyone else trades up at least once throughout the series, if not more.
Source: Mid-Season Upgrade -
On the other hand, Thing Flips it ain't, as it tends to miss the shot about as often as (if not more than) it makes it.
Source: Pinball / Monster Bash
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