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
Unfortunately, the cancer got him anyways.
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Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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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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The 49ers were limited by a plethora of injuries in those games, but the Seahawks had an elite defense, regardless.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The people on the settlement list were all near the end of their sentences and would have been released before the year’s end regardless.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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The human body was not built to withstand those kinds of demands—or most bodies, anyway.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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She was not invited to the Hollywoodism, but was allowed to speak anyway, according to The New York Times.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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“Anyways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyways. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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