anywise

adverb

ˈe-nē-ˌwīz How to pronounce anywise (audio)
Definition of anywisenext
1
as in ever
in any way or respect nor is it anywise important what you wear to the party

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2
as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method just stuffed his newly cleaned clothes anywise back into the drawers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anywise
  1. ever
  2. randomly
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  • The Fort Worth and Fort Collins shows—the former the only 1976 show ever officially pressed to vinyl, the latter released to streaming services without notice a week before the box’s arrival—are instant classics of Dylan’s entire live oeuvre.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2026
  • SpaceX plans to retire both the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy shortly after the fully reusable Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, is up and running.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of ever
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  • Those randomly selected to benefit will be notified by email, text message and a letter in the mail that their medical debt has been eliminated.
    — Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • In the study, Malone's team recruited 196 people aged between 21 and 64 years, who were randomly assigned either an eight-week lifestyle program (control) or this plan, as well as a sleep-coaching component.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
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“Anywise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anywise. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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