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adverb

ri-ˈgärd-ləs How to pronounce regardless (audio)
Definition of regardlessnext
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

regardless

2 of 2

adjective

as in reckless

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Recent Examples of regardless
Adverb
But people will always have very strong opinions about it, regardless. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 Voters sometimes hesitate to penalize a team that wins, but Michigan was going to drop off Asmussen's ballot regardless. — CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 Anything customers feel strongly about stays human regardless. — Manish Garg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Some enforcers have stretched it that far regardless, which is exactly what the states are leaning on. — Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regardless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regardless
  1. whatever
  2. reckless
  3. inattentive
  4. rash
  5. careless
  6. heedless
  7. impetuous
  8. thoughtless
Adverb
  • Wants to be sure her friends notice her new whatever-she's-wearing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2021
  • And so the Administration of Harvard, by its own admission, has taken no action whatever.
    — William F. Buckley Jr., National Review, 23 Oct. 2017
Definition of whatever
Adjective
  • Before deciding someone is reckless or overly cautious, look at what each of you is actually trying to protect.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • He was charged with reckless endangerment, a low level felony, and later released.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of reckless
Adjective
  • Watts was largely inattentive in those vulnerable moments, Anna says.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The system earned a perfect score for inattentive driving and high-risk driving.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of inattentive
Adjective
  • The viral disease causes a blotchy rash and flulike symptoms but can develop into severe, life-threatening illnesses, such as pneumonia and brain swelling.
    — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Despite the defense allowing nine third down conversions to the Giants and allowing New York to win the time of possession battle by over 13 minutes, the Cowboys are not making any rash decisions after just one game.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of rash
Adjective
  • While the tone may often feel blithely throwaway, the filmmaking is never careless.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Giants got away with careless ball security against the Cowboys, duly noted by the Rams.
    — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of careless
Adjective
  • Damon’s Odysseus is numbed by the massacre of Troy’s civilians; Fiennes’ hates himself for leading the best men of Ithaca to their death, gutting his own community in the heedless destruction of another.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Later, in Capital, Marx warns that soil depletion caused by the heedless exploitation of nature would threaten the physical foundation of society itself.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of heedless
Adjective
  • Unlike more overtly depressive takes on this role, Bos’ Hamlet is impetuous and sardonic, often bounding up three stairs in a single step and unspooling his words, words, words as if his mouth can’t keep up with his restless mind.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Aegon, dragged out of King’s Landing by spymaster Lord Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) in an effort to save him from the fratricidal Aemond, gets an up-close look at the petty tyrants who have sprouted up in the countryside thanks to his impetuous rule.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 June 2026
Definition of impetuous
Adjective
  • Or maybe he was lured into his thoughtless comments because of the jocularity inside that room full of reporters.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • At the outset of this chatty novel, the protagonist, Caroline, who was recently ghosted by a thoughtless man, has had a story published in this magazine.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of thoughtless

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“Regardless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regardless. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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