nevertheless

nev·er·the·less

adverb \ˌne-vər-thə-ˈles\

Definition of NEVERTHELESS

: in spite of that : however <her childish but nevertheless real delight — Richard Corbin>

Examples of NEVERTHELESS

1. Her date was a bit of a slob, but she had fun nevertheless.
2. It was a predictable, but nevertheless funny, story.
3. I am, nevertheless, a multicellular organism of reasonably complex structure … —Natalie Angier, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2007
4. Nevertheless, resistance to equal opportunities and fair pay for female athletes remained strong. —Christopher Hitchens, New York Times Book Review, 21 Aug. 2005
5. Instead, I drew a series of circles around myself, with borders that shifted as time passed and faces changed but that nevertheless offered the illusion of control. An inner circle, where love was constant and claims unquestioned. —Barack Obama, Dreams From My Father, 1995
6. She was filled with emotions that were utterly ridiculous, that she despised, yet that nevertheless she was feeling so strongly she could not shake them off. —Doris Lessing, The Story and Its Writer, 1987

First Known Use of NEVERTHELESS

14th century

Related to NEVERTHELESS

Synonyms

even so, howbeit, however, nonetheless, notwithstanding, still, still and all, though, withal, yet

Related Words

after all, anyhow, regardless; per contra

Rhymes with NEVERTHELESS

ancienne noblesse, another-guess, keynote address, random-access