Adverb
(idiomatic) Used to suggest or state tentatively that something may be the case (often the opposite of something previously implied).
The situation is, if anything, worsening rather than improving.
“Do you think she’s tall?” / “Oh, no. If anything, she’s short.”
“Do you think she’s tall?” / “Oh, yes. If anything, she’s very tall.”
(idiomatic) Used in questions when the speaker does not know for sure if the listener will have an answer.
What can you tell me, if anything, about this book?
Live never to be ashamed if anything you do or say is published around the world even if what is published is not true. Richard Bach
If anything is certain, it is that I myself am not a Marxist. Karl Marx
Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also. Marcus Aurelius
When he wanted, he could radiate charm and sincerity, but I often wonder in these later days if anything about him was as it seemed. I think now he was a man fighting constantly to escape the bars of an invisible cage. Frank Herbert
If anything is a surprise then there is not much difference between older and younger because the only thing that does make anybody older is that they cannot be surprised. Gertrude Stein
If we die we want people to accept it. We are in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us, it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is worth the risk of life. Gus Grissom