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notwithstanding

6 5.5
Despite a fact or situation already mentioned
  • adposition
  • /ˌnɑtˈwɪθˌstændɪŋ/
  • Formal
translation icon : a pesar de
  • Notwithstanding the rain, we decided to continue with the picnic as planned.
  • Notwithstanding the limitations
  • Notwithstanding the fact
  • Notwithstanding these considerations

So, so far, Claudine is weathering the storm, notwithstanding the fact that she appears to be a cheat, too.

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Examples

  • So maybe many businesses do pursue long term investments notwithstanding their short term stockholders.

  • In the mid-1960s, these traditions remained substantially in place notwithstanding Muslim and Christian presences.

    Academic text (1994)

  • I mean, he can win, notwithstanding all of the media being against him.

  • You know, he was going to sort of run it, notwithstanding what a crazed President Trump might say.

  • And we are seeing a lot of that right now, the Afghanistan withdrawal notwithstanding, in the Biden administration.

  • Notwithstanding the above limitations, this study contributed to the literature in two ways.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Notwithstanding this fact, both local trade cooperatives continued their work under new names.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Notwithstanding these objections, Congress eventually passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Notwithstanding its recent difficulties, South Korea remains one of the clearest success stories.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Notwithstanding their considerable diversity, some useful generalizations can be made about Taiwan's minor parties.

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

however
vsnotwithstanding
  • Formal
∞ 2.6

Shows a contrast with what was said before

is used to show contrast rather than agreement with the earlier statement
still
vsnotwithstanding
∞ 1.0

Shows that something is true despite what was said before

is used when contrast coexists with continuation of the prior point
yet
vsnotwithstanding
899 1.0

In spite of that

is the contrasting alternative used without implying surprise
regardless
vsnotwithstanding
660 3.1

Despite something that might stop you

offers the same contrast but with a sense of broader scope
nevertheless
vsnotwithstanding
  • Formal
379 4.1

In spite of that, something still happens

is the single-word option often preferred in formal writing
nonetheless
vsnotwithstanding
264 4.2

Shows that something happens despite what was just said

is used in the same way to link a contrasting idea
in spite of
vsnotwithstanding
211 1.8

Despite a problem or difficulty, something happens anyway

is the single-word alternative often used in formal writing
all the same
vsnotwithstanding
98 3.3

To say something is true despite what was just said

is the more neutral connector that expresses the same contradiction
albeit
vsnotwithstanding
  • Formal
60 3.5

Although one thing is true, something else is also true

expresses contrast more as a full opposing statement than a concessive aside

How Standard

notwithstanding
  • Formal
6 5.5
irrespective
1 5.3
regardless
660 3.1
irregardless
  • Informal
8.7

Surface Forms

notwithstanding main

Etymology

Notwithstanding can be remembered as not + with + standing, like saying something does not 'stand' with the rest. That is why we use it to mean 'in spite of' or 'despite' what was just said.