Definitions

howbeit

[hou-bee-it] / haʊˈbi ɪt /

ADVERB

however

Synonyms

STRONGEST

nevertheless nonetheless notwithstanding still yet

STRONG

all the same be that as it may but despite for all that in spite of that just the same regardless

WEAK

after all anyhow on the other hand per contra though withal without regard to

ADVERB

nevertheless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

still though yet

STRONG

nonetheless notwithstanding withal

WEAK

after all although but even so even though not the less regardless still and all

ADVERB

still and all

Synonyms

WEAK

after all all the same be that as it may besides but even for all that furthermore however nevertheless nonetheless notwithstanding though withal yet

ADVERB

though

Synonyms

STRONGEST

nevertheless still

WEAK

after all all the same for all that nonetheless notwithstanding still and all withal

ADVERB

yet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

even so however in spite of that nevertheless nonetheless notwithstanding still

STRONG

all the same be that as it may for all that just the same

WEAK

but still and all withal

CONJUNCTION

still

Synonyms

STRONGEST

even so nevertheless nonetheless regardless yet

STRONG

however notwithstanding

WEAK

but despite the fact still and all

CONJUNCTION

though

Synonyms

STRONGEST

although even if even though yet

STRONG

despite the fact notwithstanding

WEAK

albeit despite

CONJUNCTION

when

Synonyms

WEAK

albeit although at at the same time during immediately upon just after just as meanwhile much as whereas while

CONJUNCTION

while

Synonyms

WEAK

albeit although much as though when whereas

PREPOSITION

notwithstanding

Synonyms

STRONG

nevertheless nonetheless withal

WEAK

after all against at any rate but despite for all that in any case in any event in spite of on the other hand regardless of though to the contrary

Example Sentences

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The winner was Howbeit in a less-than-a-nose victory over 8-year-old gelding C Z Rocket.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2022

Howbeit was the fourth favorite and paid $14.40 to win for trainer Mark Glatt.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2022

Howbeit, these yards provide a base, the highway is right beside them, ready for the times when family ties, work, a wedding, a funeral, the fair season, beckon.

From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2018

Howbeit otherwhile both parties wept according to the proverb, Victoria Cadmaea, Cadmus victorie, where both parties repented.

From Against War by Erasmus, Desiderius

Howbeit, Jesus spake of his death; but they thought that he was speaking of the taking of rest in sleep.

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard

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