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still

still

103 1.0
To show a greater degree than before
  • adverb
  • /stɪl/
: aún más
  • Then there was the other half of Eric Sauvel's project, about which still more controversy churned.
  • still more
  • still further
  • worse still

And the parts are still more or less retail ready.

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Examples

  • But even if it's round, you can still fall off the edge.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The party had expanded to fill the available space, and still more people were arriving.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • But they are even more happy to be still there and still able to run.

  • No, better still, take a look at these.

  • The prize they seek is great, the price we pay may be greater still.

  • I'm still more important to the studio than she is.

  • Still more questions than answers tonight

  • Although your students were probably taught notation first, they can still benefit from learning tunes.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Bohner writes that as a result of this incident, still more people brought their sculptures to him.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The hike was still challenging, even for the experienced climbers.

Synonyms

more
vsstill
∞ 1.0

Put before an adjective or adverb to compare two things

adds emphasis beyond merely forming the comparative
even
vsstill
∞ 1.0

Used to show a greater degree, often with words that compare

is used to stress a greater degree especially with comparatives
further
vsstill
986 1.0

To a greater degree or in more detail

focuses on intensifying degree rather than suggesting advancement
yet
vsstill
530 1.0

To a greater degree than before

is the general emphatic form for greater degree in comparisons

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Appears with adjectives and adverbs to show a smaller amount or degree

Idioms

4 9.9

To feel very excited and moved by something you like

still green
  • Informal
2 5.2

A person who is new and not yet experienced in a job or field

Compounds

17 3.7

A painting of arranged objects like fruit or flowers

8 1.4

Calm water in a lake or pond with no waves

2 6.2

Not moving at all

still room
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A small room near the kitchen where drinks and preserves are made and stored

1 1.2

Water without bubbles that people drink from bottles

still hunt
  • Jargon
1 8.1

A way of hunting where the hunter moves very quietly or waits in one spot to surprise animals

Coffey still
  • Specialized
1 9.6

A machine that runs without stopping to separate alcohol from fermented grain or fruit to make spirits like whisky

How Emphatic

still
103 1.0
even
∞ 1.0
quite
∞ 1.0
fairly
801 1.0
somewhat
811 2.0
slightly
880 1.0

Surface Forms

still positive
stiller comparative
stillest superlative

Etymology

Still used to mean 'even more' comes from the sense of 'continuing' or 'further', so saying 'still more' is like saying 'continuing to a greater degree', which is why it adds emphasis.