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in any case

ADVERB
all the same
Synonyms
WEAK
anyway at any rate be that as it may however just the same nevertheless nonetheless notwithstanding
ADVERB
anyhow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anyway
WEAK
about any which way around at any rate at random haphazard haphazardly helter-skelter however in any respect in any way in either way in one way or another in whatever way nevertheless random randomly regardless under any circumstances whatever happens willy-nilly
ADVERB
anyway
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anyhow ever once
WEAK
at all at any rate however in any event in any manner nevertheless
ADVERB
ever
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consistently constantly continually forever regularly usually
WEAK
anytime at all at all times at any point by any chance endlessly eternally everlastingly evermore for keeps in perpetuum incessantly invariably on any occasion perpetually relentlessly till cows come home to the end of time unceasingly unendingly
ADVERB
regardless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anyway nevertheless
WEAK
against although aside from at any cost but come what may despite distinct from for all that in spite of everything leaving aside no matter what nonetheless notwithstanding without considering without regard to
Antonyms
WEAK
irregardless
PREPOSITION
notwithstanding
Synonyms
STRONG
nevertheless nonetheless withal
WEAK
after all against at any rate but despite for all that howbeit in any event in spite of on the other hand regardless of though to the contrary

Example Sentences

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"They are insidious; they will do what they want, and it will not save us, in any case," added the 71-year-old, who was displaced by fighting in eastern Ukraine.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

It argued that it couldn't bar Russia from taking part in any case, as the country owns its pavilion.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

It was an extraordinary punishment, Clarke acknowledged — and the largest penalty imposed in any case in Charlotin’s database.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Her refusal to pose follow-up questions or follow trails into potentially dramatic areas is either protective or lazy, in any case making for poor cinema.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Whoever came out as the favorite after the friendly matches was often a crowd favorite and, in any case, would have all eyes on them.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega