Thesaurus results for PER CONTRA

per contra

adverb

Definition of per contra

as in even so

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The sidewalks in central Toronto were very wide, but even so, this blind man seemed fearless.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
But even so, large offshore arrays inevitably make the electromagnetic environment harder.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of even so

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Texas coach Steve Sarkisian’s offense with quarterback Arch Manning still is not doing what, these days, it is paid to do.

— Mac Engel October 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026
That said, the targeting software and operational testing still require substantial work.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of still

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Throw in a third massive object, though, and the math gets ridiculously more complicated and difficult to solve.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
This week’s talk has an extra dose of urgency, though, after two government reports showed inflation heating up for consumers and businesses — spurring speculation about how soon the Fed will raise interest rates to handle soaring prices.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of though

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Charlene nevertheless continued to believe that underneath it all her daughter was, really, attracted to men.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Coming to Saudi’s defense is nevertheless complex calculation for Pakistan, which has played a key role in mediating between Iran – its neighbor and backer of the Houthis – and the US, since the US and Israel launched their war with Iran.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of nevertheless

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But animation is just so much more expressive, so much more information can be carried through color and line size and boldness and the kind of unreal physicality that nonetheless conveys real emotion.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
But as Oliver pointed out, outright hate, and even threats to murder Liberty Biberty, just doesn’t cut it an era when negative engagement counts as engagement nonetheless.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

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