however
Usage
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The adverb however implies slight opposition, and displays a second consideration to be compared with the first: We are going; however (“notice this also”), we shall return. But marks a more marked opposition or contrast, though in a casual way: We are going, but we shall return. Nevertheless implies a concession, something which should not be forgotten in making a summing up: We are going; nevertheless (“do not forget that”), we shall return. Still implies that in spite of a preceding concession, something must be considered as possible or even inevitable: We have to go on foot; still (“it is probable and possible that”), we'll get there. Yet implies that in spite of a preceding concession, there is still a chance for a different outcome: We are going; yet (“in spite of all, some day”), we shall return.
Example Sentences
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Poorer countries, however, lack the funds to sustain such measures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
By the halfway stage, however, the contest had not quite lived up to the hype, with Dubois edging the rounds through steady work to the body.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Even the path of least resistance, however, has economic repercussions.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
Lawrence, however, ultimately means it to be about Katie’s self-actualization.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Woo, however, uses his tail to flip over my outstretched arm and onto the vendor’s table.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
