no matter

ADVERB

regardless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

in spite of regardless

STRONG

anyway despite though withal yet

WEAK

even so even though howbeit nevertheless nonetheless notwithstanding

Example Sentences

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No wonder we can’t seem to stay away, no matter how hard we try.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Now, no matter what happens, Liverpool will always have the bragging rights of the first derby at the Hill Dickinson.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

The president has done the same for many of his other recent nominees, no matter the prominence of the court vacancy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

“My wife has been consistently disrespected by my family, no matter how hard we’ve tried to come together as one,” Peltz Beckham wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

She’d complimented my first shaky stitch and made me feel like I did belong here, no matter how long it took me to get through the forest path or how many verb charts I needed.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith