Definitions

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

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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

Chip stocks might have been ripe for a pullback in any case: On Monday, the iShares Semiconductor External link exchange-traded fund snapped a winning streak which had lasted 18 consecutive trading sessions.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

"But... in any case, for us it is important to continue cooperating with the Americans," he added.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 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

The comet reappeared just in time, on Christmas Day 1758, but in any case Hailey had modified his prediction in 1717 to ‘about the end of the year 1758, or the beginning of the next’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

in any case

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