as in whatever
in spite of everything
I don't care what you say—I'm going anyways!
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Recent Examples of anyways
From Alan Cumming’s Floop, the Thumb Thumbs, the spy gadgets and set-pieces, this movie is very memorable, but really visually fun to rewatch anyways.
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
But who goes to barbecue spots for french fries anyways?
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
So anyways, the journey of the jackets!
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
By contrast, the bark – which comes from trees that have already been cut down for their wood anyways – simply has to get a shot of magnetite.
—New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
But who goes to barbecue spots for french fries anyways?
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
So anyways, the journey of the jackets!
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
By contrast, the bark – which comes from trees that have already been cut down for their wood anyways – simply has to get a shot of magnetite.
—New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anyways
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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If Alvaro Arbeloa’s side pick up all three points there, Barca will win La Liga regardless by beating Madrid in El Clasico on Sunday, May 10.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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But the company is owned by a hedge fund, and many readers opt to shop small regardless.—
Mark Pearson,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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At nickel, Brownlee is the primary option, though, as mentioned, Ponds could push him — and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick might wind up getting the bulk of the snaps at nickel anyway.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The audience participates anyway.—
T. M. Brown,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Anyways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyways. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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