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come what may

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necessarily adv.
regardless adv.
somehow adv.
surely adv.

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

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come what may

The most straightforward way of keeping your moods from affecting your portfolio is to have a detailed financial plan that, well in advance, specifies how you will react, come what may.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

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’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

come what may

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