anyhow

adverb

ˈe-nē-ˌhau̇ How to pronounce anyhow (audio)
Definition of anyhownext
1
as in whatever
in spite of everything even though it's raining, I'm going to the golf course anyhow

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2
as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method clothes that were hurriedly stuffed anyhow into the suitcase

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3
as in anyway
whatever else is done or is the case your mother called and said you don't need to stop by, but I think you should anyhow

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Recent Examples of anyhow Mom and daddy had 12, and daddy had a couple later, but anyhow, this is all mom's and daddy's 12 kids, and each charm has their little names and birthdays. — Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024 Or that’s how the official play-by-play annals of baseball would have described it, anyhow. — Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024 But anyhow, back to the beloved Single Barrel Cask Strength #13,255. — Brad Japhe, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 But as Leo Schwartz reports, none of the executives responsible face prison—for the time being, anyhow. — Nick Rockel, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for anyhow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anyhow
  1. whatever
  2. anyway
  3. regardless
  4. always
  5. anyways
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
Adverb
  • While that deal was supposed to be mutually exclusive across the US and the UK for five years following commercial launch — which hasn’t yet happened — that partnership has now let in Virgin Atlantic, which is half owned by Delta anyway.
    — Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • There was no reliable storm forecasting in 1925 and no warning system anyway.
    — John O’Connor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of anyway
Adverb
  • Left unsaid: That argument may not fly and, regardless, a judge had signaled those planes should have stayed grounded.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
  • An extended stay in space A former senior NASA official told CNN that SpaceX never communicated such a proposition to agency leadership — and NASA likely would not have entertained the idea regardless.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of regardless
Adverb
  • One lesson from the anti-CAA protests is that change doesn’t always start at the top.
    — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • But whatever the method, the goal was always to delight and one-up each other.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of always
Adverb
  • Oh, and be sure to extend your OOO dates anyways, as this spot requires a minimum five-night stay…In other words, don’t threaten us with a good time.
    — Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The only drawback is a common one with Chromebooks, the lack of much onboard storage, but they're made for cloud work anyways and this offer can snag you three free months of Google One AI Premium which includes 2TB of Google Drive room.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025
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