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regardless

regardless

8.3
Not caring about possible harm or problems
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈɡɑrdləs/
  • Literature
translation icon : imprudente
  • He continued to offer help, regardless of how others treated him.

Examples

  • It means recognizing that regardless of their back story, this behavior is not OK and it is harmful.

  • It's about having faith in yourself, having faith to do something regardless of your outside circumstance.

  • And it's like, I do have a budget, but regardless, I always make sure to spend less than what I make.

  • We all need to take our stake of appreciation for what we have, regardless of what other people have.

  • Make sure you check out these videos next to help you be your own boss and build your own life regardless of what's going on.

  • Low literacy influences trying to find a job regardless of the person's capability to do the job.

  • Social Work Speaks (NASW, 1997) stresses the "intergenerational stake in providing adequate support for all dependent populations" and the need to obtain "public support" for "the most needy, regardless of age" (p. 19).

    Academic text (2000)
  • She decided to pursue her dreams, regardless of the challenges she might face.

  • The team played their hardest, regardless of the difficult weather conditions.

Synonyms

careless
vsregardless
79 2.8

A lack of thought about possible danger or consequences

is a literary expression pointing to lack of care for consequences
unconcerned
vsregardless
16 3.9

Not worried or showing little interest

carries a stronger literary sense of active disregard
heedless
vsregardless
6 7.3

Not paying attention to danger or rules

is a literary way to express that same lack of concern
devil-may-care
vsregardless
  • Informal
4 8.1

Not caring about danger or the bad results of actions

is a literary way that avoids concern but not necessarily reckless
unmindful
vsregardless
1 7.2

Not aware of what is happening around you

puts that unawareness into a literary show of lack of care
insouciant
vsregardless
1 9.9

Being calm and not worried about things

is the literary form showing lack of care more seriously
unheeding
vsregardless
7.9

Not paying attention to someone or something

expresses the same disregard but with a literary tone

Antonyms

2.2

Worried about something or showing care for someone

57 4.0

Aware of something and paying careful attention

Surface Forms

regardless positive

Morphology

regardless = regard (transparent) = regard + less

The adjective meaning 'heedless' is a direct meaning of 'without regard' (regard + -less), which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Regardless as an adjective comes from the same parts, regard ('care' or 'attention') + -less ('without'), so it describes a person or action that shows no care or concern about possible consequences.