as in whatever
in spite of everything
the weather looked bad, but they were resolved to go on with their picnic regardless
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Relevance
as in reckless
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Recent Examples of regardless
Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
This is a genuine challenge to the universality of the grip hypothesis, likely explained by the fact that small light objects require little friction to manipulate regardless.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The Conte will find you regardless—whether in the gardens, the chapel, along the river, or by the water mill—ready to tell you exactly how this land fed Venice, sheltered its people, and outlasted its republic.
—Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
The 42nd and Noland Price Chopper location will close in 2028 regardless, according to Dube.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
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Adverb
Childress won’t be a part of it, regardless.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
This is a genuine challenge to the universality of the grip hypothesis, likely explained by the fact that small light objects require little friction to manipulate regardless.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The Conte will find you regardless—whether in the gardens, the chapel, along the river, or by the water mill—ready to tell you exactly how this land fed Venice, sheltered its people, and outlasted its republic.
—Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
The 42nd and Noland Price Chopper location will close in 2028 regardless, according to Dube.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regardless
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
Adjective
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Hal had taken risks Kate thought were reckless.—
Debora Cahn,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Many savings and loans, retail banks created by quirks in banking law decades earlier, made reckless investments when the Fed’s high interest rates in the early 1980s crushed their traditional business.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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This is not to say Costco shoppers are inattentive.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The Waffle House waitress said the building’s management was inattentive to a raft of deeper issues, from sewage backups that crept into her bathtub to mold and a malfunctioning air conditioning unit.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Better that there be no resentments about money, better that Adele learn that rash decisions had lasting costs.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Arsenal restricted them to fine margins — a penalty in normal time, conceded by a rash decision by their third-choice right back against arguably the most in-form winger in the world.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Rayshawn Cox, 32, was cited on suspicion of careless driving resulting in death and two counts of careless driving causing serious bodily injury, Wheat Ridge police spokesperson Alex Rose said.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
26 May 2026
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Notre Dame’s dominance has been highlighted by relentless fundamentals and limited errors, the perfect antidote to Syracuse’s free-flowing and occasionally careless approach.—
Tribune News Service,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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This emphasis on wholesome working-class respectability is heedless of the ’60s rushing toward them, a decade that, by 1958, the other counselors have prematurely embraced.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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Humanity is heedless of all the clutter in those bands.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The first blunder was Trump’s impetuous announcement in 2018 abandoning the Iran nuclear agreement.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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When garnished with the story of an impetuous son who rebelled against a Mughal emperor, that lamb broth does give a different kick.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This rhetoric is not just the thoughtless ramblings of mindless partisans.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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And that’s a pretty thoughtless way to approach a conflict that’s already killed so many.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Regardless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regardless. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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