nevertheless

adverb

nev·​er·​the·​less ˌne-vər-t͟hə-ˈles How to pronounce nevertheless (audio)
Synonyms of nevertheless
: in spite of that : however
… her childish but nevertheless real delight …—Richard Corbin

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I am, nevertheless, a multicellular organism of reasonably complex structure … —Natalie Angier, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2007
Nevertheless, resistance to equal opportunities and fair pay for female athletes remained strong. —Christopher Hitchens, New York Times Book Review, 21 Aug. 2005
Instead, I drew a series of circles around myself, with borders that shifted as time passed and faces changed but that nevertheless offered the illusion of control. An inner circle, where love was constant and claims unquestioned. —Barack Obama, Dreams From My Father, 1995
She was filled with emotions that were utterly ridiculous, that she despised, yet that nevertheless she was feeling so strongly she could not shake them off. —Doris Lessing, The Story and Its Writer, 1987
Her date was a bit of a slob, but she had fun nevertheless. It was a predictable, but nevertheless funny, story.
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But the results nevertheless align with other recent polls showing corruption has shot to the top of voters' list of pressing worries. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 While Llevan’s past links to the region made the process easier, gaining the trust of the community and the individuals featured in the film nevertheless proved the most difficult part of the production, the director recalls. — Ed Meza, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 While each group’s spending in Mississippi represents a small fraction of what either is putting into states like Texas, Ohio, and Michigan, the investments are nevertheless a reflection of how broad the midterm battleground has become. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026 While Ortega doesn’t portray the character’s beliefs with that same dismissiveness, what’s supposed to be a grand act of love and sacrifice nevertheless just slides past, as though the whole movie were coated in Teflon. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nevertheless

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nevertheless was in the 14th century

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nev·​er·​the·​less ˌnev-ər-t͟hə-ˈles How to pronounce nevertheless (audio)
: in spite of that : however
a tiring but nevertheless enjoyable day
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