if nothing else

idiom

—used to say that something is probably the only thing that is true, acceptable, desirable, or certain because there are no better/worse possibilities

The food is cheap, if nothing else.

If nothing else, there's the party (to go to) this evening.

If nothing else, you should send him a card.

Examples of if nothing else in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But if nothing else, the House settlement, like the O’Bannon and Alston decisions before it, is important symbolically. —Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025

Those are the now-former, or very possibly former, Kansas Jayhawks among the crowd of 1,700 — a mass exodus from Lawrence that, if nothing else, provides the appearance of a jolt to a blue-blood program. —Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025

So, if nothing else, trade conditions remain fluid. —Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025

Gone With the Wind — a giant cultural phenomenon if nothing else — beat out Dark Victory, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Ninotchka, Of Mice and Men, Stagecoach, The Wuthering Heights, Goodbye Mr. Chips,and Love Affair to win Best Picture. —Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025