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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in any case

Judge Alice Batchelder says she’s skeptical that strict scrutiny applies, but in any case she says the internet group NetChoice “did not satisfy its burden to facially challenge The Act.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

I don’t know whether your husband got a reasonable interest rate, but in any case it’s not cheap money.

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 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

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

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

This kind of argument was essentially a distraction from Galileo’s medical studies, although in any case he did not pursue these with any enthusiasm.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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