nevertheless
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4.1
- adverb
- /ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs/
- Formal
:
no obstante
- The weather was terrible; nevertheless, we decided to go for a hike.
- nevertheless, it is important
It's the stuff you can't see that is nevertheless salient.
- It's the stuff you can't see that is nevertheless salient.
- Maybe not, but nevertheless, it's forcing the conversation in the moment.
- I will nevertheless travel to both Ukraine and Russia.
- But nevertheless, you could never have enough wigs, am I right?
- But nevertheless, they are buying their own clothes.
- But these days, nevertheless, what is your biggest worry virus wise?
- So, but nevertheless, it isn't the four mile.
- But nevertheless she felt that that it impeded her.
Examples
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The dwelling was so typical in its spare furnishings; nevertheless, it was extraordinary.
Fiction book (1991) -
Okay, maybe it is, but nevertheless, this is a great opportunity for your boys to see the show up close.
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A very slow process, but nevertheless very nice.
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Bad idea, but nevertheless, let's write it down.
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I will nevertheless travel to both Ukraine and Russia.
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Nevertheless, I think he wants to talk Business with you.
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Nevertheless, the condition is getting dangerous.
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It's a burden that nevertheless brings rewards.
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People have different beliefs, maybe held wrongly; nevertheless, they cannot be forced to accept ours.
Blog text (1) -
Strangers came and went, even ones as striking as Quickening, and life went on nevertheless.
Fiction book (1991)
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
660
3.1
Despite something that might stop you
264
4.2
Shows that something happens despite what was just said
233
3.4
Shows a contrast with what was just said
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
13
6.2
Used to show something is true despite what was said before
1
9.9
Still, despite what came before
Antonyms
How Contrasting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nevertheless comes from the old phrase 'never the less', made from never ('not ever') and less ('not as much'). So to say nevertheless is like saying 'despite that' — you mean something is still true or will still happen even after a problem.