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
See All Example Sentences for anyways
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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Every couple of years, the water turns murky, regardless, and the whole tank has to be drained and refilled, explains Polojärvi.—
Deena Theresa,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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The same punishment would have been met regardless, because that’s what the men who commit those crimes deserve.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
Adverb
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To be fair, the frog, meaning Cornyn, was probably going to sink anyway.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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That even if there were disagreements about politics, everyone went to his wedding anyway.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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“Anyways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyways. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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