Definitions

in any case

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All (6) Adverb (5) Preposition (1)

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all the same adv.
anyhow adv.
anyway adv.
ever adv.
regardless adv.
notwithstanding prep.

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

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in any case

That would then mean in any case involving an environmental injury, a court can say, “It’s just offense and distaste.”

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

And in any case, Bond fans have been reassured by the message that has appeared at the end of almost every Bond film - "James Bond will return".

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

This is because the durable enforcement of a deal would require European peacekeeping forces, and both Russia and Ukraine would most likely seek to reconstitute their military capabilities and rearm in any case.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

"We will discuss it among Europeans when the time comes, but in any case not within the framework of the G7," it added.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

It rose, in any case, almost every year.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

in any case

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