"not so much" meaning in English

See not so much in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=not so much}} not so much
  1. Indicates that the speaker identifies with a prior statement to a much lesser degree (or not at all) than the other person.
    Sense id: en-not_so_much-en-phrase-04MpQCbR
  2. Indicates that one factor is much more relevant or important than another.
    Sense id: en-not_so_much-en-phrase-AVQKXvcT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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