as in regardless
in spite of everything
whatever the reviews say, I still think it was a great play
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(h)wät-ˈe-vər
as in anything
any of various other things that might also be mentioned
looking for a job as writer or editor—or whatever—with a TV network newscast
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Recent Examples of whatever
Arkansas Online,
8 May 2021
And so the Administration of Harvard, by its own admission, has taken no action whatever.
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William F. Buckley Jr.,
National Review,
23 Oct. 2017
Obviously nobody is going to listen to me on the subject of clowns, so whatever.
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Marc Snetiker,
EW.com,
17 Oct. 2017
Most fares are less than $330, which is whatever-the-Norwegian-word-for-remarkable-is for flights that usually cost at least $750.
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Meredith Carey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2017
Adverb
Wants to be sure her friends notice her new whatever-she's-wearing.
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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
Obviously nobody is going to listen to me on the subject of clowns, so whatever.
—
Marc Snetiker,
EW.com,
17 Oct. 2017
Most fares are less than $330, which is whatever-the-Norwegian-word-for-remarkable-is for flights that usually cost at least $750.
—
Meredith Carey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whatever
Adverb
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Bosch has carried on regardless, and still views the UK as an attractive place to do business.
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Such borrowers would have no need for a slightly lower interest rate, as their excess interest would be waived regardless.
Adverb
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Still, Reese seemed to acknowledge the allegations anyway after the game.
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But nobody seemed to mind when, less than 45 minutes into his nearly 2½-hour headlining set, Stapleton invited the young fan up anyway.
Adverb
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That isn't stopping Republican state officials from saying the lines should be redrawn anyways.
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The lottery is kind of a crapshoot anyways.
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“Whatever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whatever. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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