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 of nonetheless

• 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

And while the stock has more than doubled in the past year and trades at more than 60 times forward earnings, Elbit is nonetheless positioned to extend its gains. —Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026

The magazine’s second editor was nonetheless a Gernsback ally, the unlikely electrical engineer and former editor of Scientific American Thomas O’Connor Sloane. —Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026

Andrea Riquier The spike in inflation was widely expected, but at least one economist marveled at the numbers nonetheless. —Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026

In Claude—a wayward young man whom everyone nonetheless finds promising—Louise sees a vessel for her remaining idealism. —Brandy Jensen, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026

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