anyway

adverb

any·​way ˈe-nē-ˌwā 

1

: in any way whatever : anywise

2

: in any case : without regard to other considerations : anyhow

She knew it was dangerous, but she did it anyway.

3

: as an additional consideration or thought

We don't need a new car, and anyway, we can't afford one.

Synonyms

• anyhow
• anyways [chiefly dialect]
• regardless
• whatever

Examples of anyway in a Sentence

The road got worse, but they kept going anyway.

I didn't expect her to say “yes,” but I asked her anyway.

It makes no difference what we say. She's going to do what she wants anyway.

He's far from perfect, but she loves him anyway.

Recent Examples on the Web

If there are no noncompete issues (which may not matter anyway, as the Federal Trade Commission banned noncompetes last week), by all means, take a job with a client. —Roxane Gay, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2024

The Israeli calls for a war predated the evacuations anyway, but most important, relocating Hezbollah commandos would not address the primary threat of the group’s massive arsenal of missiles, rockets, and drones. —Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2024

Police dogs coming from everywhere Across from the stables and inside the offices Wednesday afternoon, Migliaccio and three other deputies were planting explosives and cocaine in various locations — well, the scents of those items, anyway. —Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 26 Apr. 2024

Many renters were unfamiliar with how to charge or otherwise properly use an EV, but chose to do so anyway because of what was available, West told analysts on an earnings call Thursday. —William Gavin, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024

The indictment alleges that after President Biden won the 2020 election, Trump's allies conspired to give Arizona's 11 electoral votes to Trump anyway. —Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024

But using the taxpayer mid-level hard-caps a team at the second apron, and Marks believes Highsmith has exceeded that number, anyway. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024

So, the dinosaur was wind-rated up to 40 miles an hour of sustained wind — which is actually after the point that the festival would’ve closed down anyway, so there were no scenarios in which that was gonna have to be killed. —Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024

But here goes, anyway: The Internal Revenue Service has issued nearly 66.8 million income tax refunds through April 5. —Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing anyway

• and anyway

Kids Definition

anyway

adverb

any·​way ˈen-ē-ˌwā 

: anyhow