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

Credit to Boone for casting actual teenagers to play teenagers (perhaps to offset the relative youth of the actors playing Clara’s family), but Grace nonetheless reads a lot older than Miller. —Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025

The votes have nonetheless applied consistent pressure on a subset of Democrats Thune views as persuadable. —David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025

During that time, Melvin never won a World Series, but nonetheless won 1,678 major league regular season games against 1,588 losses. —Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025

That plan was nonetheless approved last month on a 4-1 vote. —Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 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