nonetheless

adverb

none·​the·​less ˌnən-t͟hə-ˈles 

: in spite of what has just been said : nevertheless

The hike was difficult, but fun nonetheless.

… smaller but nonetheless important research programs.

—Malcolm W. Browne

More removed from vineyards, but worth a side trip nonetheless, is the small city of Mirepoix.

—Kim Marcus

Fish-belly gray and homely as oatmeal, it nonetheless evokes the fresh, mild scent and flavor of the catch of the day.

—Nancy Coons

Synonyms

• however
• nevertheless
• though
• still

Examples of nonetheless in a Sentence

sometimes you can be a real jerk, but I like you nonetheless

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump's business assets are held by the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, which is controlled by his son, Donald Trump Jr., but government watchdog groups have nonetheless expressed concern about how Trump may be using his position as president to generate personal profits. —Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 1 July 2025

Those types of harm can be difficult to quantify but are nonetheless impactful. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025

But season two — which took a full three years to make its way back onto global screens — nonetheless delivered, setting a new Netflix record for the most views in a title’s premiere week, and eventually rising to become the platform’s third most-popular show of all time. —Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025

There is no information that indicates any of the teens had moved the bike, according to the proffer, but Leto nonetheless got into an argument about the bike with one of the teens. —Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonetheless

• adulteress
• adventuress
• nevertheless
• abbess
• abscess
• access
• address
• assess
• caress
• confess
• depress
• digress

Kids Definition

nonetheless

adverb

none·​the·​less ˌnən-t͟hə-ˈles 

: nevertheless