Definitions

in spite of

Part of Speech:

All (5) Adverb (2) Conjunction (1) Preposition (2)

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even adv.
however adv.
although conj.
despite prep.
notwithstanding prep.

ADVERB

even

Synonyms

STRONGEST

indeed much

STRONG

despite disregarding

WEAK

all the more notwithstanding so much as

ADVERB

however

Synonyms

STRONGEST

nevertheless nonetheless notwithstanding still yet

STRONG

all the same be that as it may but despite for all that in spite of that just the same regardless

WEAK

after all anyhow howbeit on the other hand per contra though withal without regard to

CONJUNCTION

although

Synonyms

WEAK

admitting albeit despite despite the fact even if even supposing granting granting all this much as notwithstanding still supposing though when whereas while yet

PREPOSITION

despite

Synonyms

STRONGEST

regardless of

WEAK

against although even though even with in contempt of in defiance of in the face of notwithstanding undeterred by

PREPOSITION

notwithstanding

Synonyms

STRONG

nevertheless nonetheless withal

WEAK

after all against at any rate but despite for all that howbeit in any case in any event on the other hand regardless of though to the contrary

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in spite of

“Even in spite of these efforts, many lower-income households now have rising credit-card and consumer-debt balances. It’s hard to find substitutes for necessities like housing,” Smith said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Unionist politicians have urged the five-person commission to permit Sunday's march in spite of opposition from a group of local residents.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

And “Aperture,” the culmination, is Harry in his comfort phase, the New Yorker who has watched everything around him get renovated and priced out and has grown, in spite of it, into his own confidence.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

“I truly felt I would be able to do all these shows in spite of the recent medical domino effect that has occurred,” Michaels wrote on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

But the training she received at Aunt March’s was just what she needed, and the thought that she was doing something to support herself made her happy in spite of the perpetual “Josy-phine!”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

in spite of

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