in one way or another

ADVERB

anyhow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anyway

WEAK

about any which way around at any rate at random haphazard haphazardly helter-skelter however in any case in any respect in any way in either way in whatever way nevertheless random randomly regardless under any circumstances whatever happens willy-nilly

ADVERB

somehow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anyway

WEAK

after a fashion anyhow anywise by hook or crook come what may in some such way in some way one way or another somehow or another somehow or other

Antonyms

WEAK

no way

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The extra cash prompted many to cut personal income taxes in one way or another.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

F1's four active world champions - Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and Lando Norris - have all made disparaging comments about the driving experience of the new cars in one way or another.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

But it’s worth asking: If the mullahs are toppled or lose their grip on power in one way or another, who replaces them?

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

Fears about overexpensive valuations and artificial intelligence, in one way or another, have overwhelmed those results, which typically play a big role in driving stocks.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

It was so simple, watching her, to see why everything that had happened to me since we left camp referred back to it, in one way or another.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

in one way or another

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