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come what may

ADVERB
necessarily
Synonyms
STRONGEST
automatically naturally no doubt undoubtedly unquestionably
WEAK
accordingly as a matter of course axiomatically beyond one's control by definition by its own nature cardinally compulsorily consequently exigently from within fundamentally incontrovertibly indubitably ineluctably inescapably inexorably irresistibly of course of necessity perforce positively pressingly significantly unpreventably vitally willy-nilly without fail
Antonyms
STRONGEST
doubtfully questionably
WEAK
unnecessarily
ADVERB
regardless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anyway nevertheless
WEAK
against although aside from at any cost but despite distinct from for all that in any case in spite of everything leaving aside no matter what nonetheless notwithstanding without considering without regard to
Antonyms
WEAK
irregardless
ADVERB
somehow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anyway
WEAK
after a fashion anyhow anywise by hook or crook in one way or another in some such way in some way one way or another somehow or another somehow or other
Antonyms
WEAK
no way
ADVERB
surely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolutely assuredly certainly clearly definitely evidently indeed inevitably inexorably plainly undoubtedly unquestionably
WEAK
admittedly beyond doubt beyond shadow of doubt conclusively decidedly distinctly doubtlessly explicitly fixedly for certain indubitably infallibly irrefutably manifestly nothing else but positively rain or shine to be sure unequivocally unerringly unfailingly unmistakably unshakably with certainty without fail
Antonyms
STRONGEST
doubtfully dubiously indefinite indefinitely questionably vaguely
WEAK
uncertain

Example Sentences

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City may yet defy the odds in Madrid, but come what may, this season continues to carry all the air of an era ending, a great team reaching the end of the road.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

That’s where 21-year-old Ghaddar remained on a recent morning, and where he had made the decision: He was going back to Ghaziah and staying there, come what may.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

TV Larry refuses to be a hermit, bravely choose to inflict himself on strangers come what may.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2024

"I will not resign come what may," Khan said in a statement from his office issued late Wednesday night.

From Reuters • Mar. 24, 2022

I’ll loose thee, Splendid, come what may, Even though it break my heart.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz