1
as in whatever
in spite of everything
I know I really can't afford it, but I'm buying that new car anyway
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2
as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
do it anyway you feel like
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3
as in always
whatever else is done or is the case
pack an extra sweater anyway, as you never know when you might end up needing it
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Recent Examples of anyway
Your private chef does all the grocery shopping out here anyway.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 June 2025
Observers who focus on the headlines and stock gyrations risk overstating Trump’s role in the fortunes of Tesla anyway, Seth Goldstein, an analyst at research firm Morningstar who studies the EV sector, told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 June 2025
But Musk insists that’s not the case, and few really expected the credits to be continued anyway.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Some regrouping is necessary anyway: the original House language would have left the OMB hopelessly underfunded to carry out all the foregoing actions.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 June 2025
Observers who focus on the headlines and stock gyrations risk overstating Trump’s role in the fortunes of Tesla anyway, Seth Goldstein, an analyst at research firm Morningstar who studies the EV sector, told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 June 2025
But Musk insists that’s not the case, and few really expected the credits to be continued anyway.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Some regrouping is necessary anyway: the original House language would have left the OMB hopelessly underfunded to carry out all the foregoing actions.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anyway
Adverb
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Wants to be sure her friends notice her new whatever-she's-wearing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 May 2021
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And so the Administration of Harvard, by its own admission, has taken no action whatever.—
William F. Buckley Jr.,
National Review,
23 Oct. 2017
Adverb
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What's not always easy to decipher, however, is what represents real change and what's just noise.—
Kevin Akeroyd,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Expectations were always low for a Kremlin compromise.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
Adverb
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Rasmussen believes people would still misconstrue the science regardless, particularly with leaders in the Trump administration who have spent years undermining the safety of vaccines or have a history of promoting dubious supplements.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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The throw did not interfere with the play, but the umpiring crew convened regardless.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
Adverb
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Plus, going out and eating food should be sure to get your energy back up anyways.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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But big investors tend to seek out homes in need of significant repair, properties that many households are wont to avoid anyways.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2025
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“Anyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyway. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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