Thesaurus results for AFTER ALL

after all

adverb

Definition of after all

as in however

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Recent Examples of after all Colton Nussmeier will get a senior season of high school football after all. — Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026 That could prove to be true after all thanks to the improbable return of Owens, who shocked the world by coming back just a year and a half after what appeared to be career-ending neck surgery. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The pandemic, after all, sliced history definitively into an unknowing before, an interminable during, and a maybe-one-day after. — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026 News to Know FIFA backs down Private investors will not be offered a stake in future World Cups, after all. — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for after all

Recent Examples of Synonyms for after all

Adverb

What can’t be forgotten, however, is that China won’t be standing still.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Over time, however, retailers may begin evaluating whether certain promotions, bundles or low-ticket offers create an outsized number of cash adjustments.

— Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of however

Adverb

Iranian officials have nevertheless stressed that any agreement would not necessarily mean the waterway would immediately reopen.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
But Autumn Mowery has nevertheless found this a perfect place to remind herself and others that real connections, while never perfect, do in fact matter.

— Lee Cowan, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of nevertheless

Adverb

Racing ahead regardless For all the uncertainty over how much AI will accelerate its own development, the industry is racing to push it further.

— Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Progress is being made, but regardless, his penalty-area instincts are precisely why his profile is so interesting for Barcelona.

— Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026