notwithstanding
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6.2
- adverb
- /ˌnɑtˈwɪθˌstændɪŋ/
- Formal
:
no obstante
- All appearances to the contrary notwithstanding, you're in one of the last sane places on earth.
- limitations notwithstanding
- claims notwithstanding
- fact notwithstanding
Things notwithstanding, it certainly looks like progress.
- Things notwithstanding, it certainly looks like progress.
- You know, we're really good at that kind of isolation, high tech care that That first experience at Texas Presbyterian notwithstanding.
Examples
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But personal shortcomings notwithstanding, he was a warm, gentle person, and I thought a lot of him.
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Constitutional guarantees notwithstanding, he knew that in many minds he was guilty until proven otherwise.
Fiction book (1995) -
Things notwithstanding, it certainly looks like progress.
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The man is, notwithstanding, of good credit.
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All these differences notwithstanding, however, these two approaches share a deep theoretical assumption.
Academic text (2017) -
And yet, notwithstanding that blessing, you've been through it.
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The ISAF's tactical successes notwithstanding, the Taliban continued to attack and did so in increasing numbers.
Academic text (2011) -
Profound areas of ignorance notwithstanding, today, as never before, cosmology has an anchor.
Academic text (2003) -
Compromises and defeats notwithstanding, a substantial number of reform provisions were added to the authorization bill.
Academic text (1991) -
The event was poorly attended; notwithstanding this, the speakers delivered inspiring talks.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
It comes at the end of a sentence to mean however
∞
2.6
Shows a contrast with what was said before
∞
1.0
Shows that something is true despite what was said before
899
1.0
In spite of that
660
3.1
Despite something that might stop you
379
4.1
In spite of that, something still happens
264
4.2
Shows that something happens despite what was just said
233
3.4
Shows a contrast with what was just said
211
1.8
Despite a problem or difficulty, something happens anyway
149
3.5
Shows that something happens or is true despite what was said
98
3.3
To say something is true despite what was just said
60
3.5
Although one thing is true, something else is also true
1
9.9
Still, despite what came before
Surface Forms
Etymology
Notwithstanding started as the simple words not + with + standing, which people used to mean 'not standing in the way'. So it now means 'despite' or 'nevertheless', because something does not stop or block what follows.