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
Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
But people who might be mad at the thought of gay prince are going to be mad regardless.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 18 June 2025
The Times reported, on Tuesday, that the Administration felt boxed in, essentially, and that Netanyahu was going to conduct a military assault on Iran regardless.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 18 June 2025
Rasmussen believes people would still misconstrue the science regardless, particularly with leaders in the Trump administration who have spent years undermining the safety of vaccines or have a history of promoting dubious supplements.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
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Adjective
But, regardless, Google’s latest survey still paints a bleak picture.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
But people who might be mad at the thought of gay prince are going to be mad regardless.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 18 June 2025
The Times reported, on Tuesday, that the Administration felt boxed in, essentially, and that Netanyahu was going to conduct a military assault on Iran regardless.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 18 June 2025
Rasmussen believes people would still misconstrue the science regardless, particularly with leaders in the Trump administration who have spent years undermining the safety of vaccines or have a history of promoting dubious supplements.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
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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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With real pressure from Washington, Addis Ababa and the Tigrayan administration should be able to marginalize the reckless factions that are seeking to exploit the situation—and finally bring to heel the Middle Eastern powers that have for too long enjoyed free rein to meddle in the Horn of Africa.—
Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Aug. 2025
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The main emphasis behind reintroducing car crushing, Easter said, is to deter future reckless drivers or, at least, make sure a particular car stays off the road.—
Caleb Lunetta,
Mercury News,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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An inattentive employee may unknowingly become the first point of failure in the organization’s fraud defenses.—
Sunny Banerjee,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Co-founder and CEO Kamran Barelli was driven by personal tragedy: In 2018, his wife and three-year-old son were struck by an inattentive driver while crossing the street.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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Dress Code: Modest swimwear is required, and swimsuits, rash guards and knee-length shorts are allowed.—
Evan Moore
August 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Aug. 2025
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Swimmers in polluted water may develop gastrointestinal illness, respiratory disease, ear and eye infection, and skin rash, the report states.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The 24-year-old man was charged with involuntary manslaughter, careless discharge causing death and a separate firearm charge, officials say.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Aug. 2025
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The plea deal dropped an additional charge of careless driving resulting in death from his case, court records show.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Something essential in the story of Dreyfus—defiance of French institutions and their heedless consensus—did indeed come through.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2025
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And people saw the delivery guys, who at least had some excuse For heedless and high-speed bike riding—their livelihood depended on it!— And decided to imitate them.—
Jenny Allen,
New Yorker,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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The dynamic changes from drag dialogue to an aging aristocrat-wannabe and her impetuous male ingenue.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 June 2025
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Crisp, curly hair indicates a hasty, somewhat impetuous and rash character.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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In the days depicted in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, thoughtless incarceration of the mentally ill was too common.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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Even the most robust firewalls can be rendered ineffective with a single thoughtless click.—
Stu Sjouwerman,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Regardless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regardless. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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