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
As the day approaches, Edward makes some pretty big moves, telling Rafferty to pin up an announcement that workers who age out of working for Guinness will receive money anyway.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Yet Massie’s partnership with Paul could pay off anyway, in a district that hugs the Ohio River and includes the Cincinnati suburbs and tiny hamlets like Mount Olivet.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
After all, what's a life anyway?
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Original Dylan, meet New Dylan — at some point, anyway.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Yet Massie’s partnership with Paul could pay off anyway, in a district that hugs the Ohio River and includes the Cincinnati suburbs and tiny hamlets like Mount Olivet.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
After all, what's a life anyway?
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Original Dylan, meet New Dylan — at some point, anyway.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 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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On June 15, 2024, a 42-year-old Shelby Township man randomly opened fire on families at a Rochester Hills splash pad, leaving nine people injured.—
Detroit Free Press,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Blood is always poised and ready to clot, because the body sees this as a life-saving mechanism.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Also, their mutual affection didn’t always arrive at the same time for each of them.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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An administrative hearing officer kicked her off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) regardless, based solely on the allegedly suspicious shopping pattern.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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The setting will remain Southern California regardless.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Bosses might assume these doubts will slow Gen Z down, but 54% still regularly browse for new roles anyways.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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He’s told not to pull the blood ticks from his internal organs but does it anyways, resulting in one of the little pests letting out a spray of toxic gas, killing everyone in the room.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Anyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyway. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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