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anywise

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of anywise

1 in any way or respect

  • nor is it anywise important what you wear to the party
Synonyms of anywise

at all, ever, half
Words Related to anywise

somehow, someway (also someways)

remotely

2 without definite aim, direction, rule, or method

  • just stuffed his newly cleaned clothes anywise back into the drawers
Synonyms of anywise

aimlessly, anyhow, anyway, desultorily, erratically, haphazard, haphazardly, helter-skelter, hit or miss, irregularly, randomly, willy-nilly
Words Related to anywise

arbitrarily, capriciously, carelessly, casually, indiscriminately, informally, offhand, offhandedly, promiscuously, whimsically

accidentally, fortuitously, inadvertently, unconsciously, unintentionally, unwittingly

disconnectedly, disjointedly, fitfully, intermittently, spottily, unpredictably

higgledy-piggledy, topsy-turvy
Phrases Synonymous with anywise

at random
Near Antonyms of anywise

carefully, formally, gingerly, meticulously, orderly, punctiliously

deliberately, intentionally, purposefully, purposely
Antonyms of anywise

methodically, systematically

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