1
as in whatever
in spite of everything
I know I really can't afford it, but I'm buying that new car anyway
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2
as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
do it anyway you feel like
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3
as in always
whatever else is done or is the case
pack an extra sweater anyway, as you never know when you might end up needing it
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Recent Examples of anyway
But, in the case at hand, weeks of legal battles over that right ended in July with the Supreme Court ruling that these deportations could go ahead anyway.
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Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
And, in this case, other countries don’t want to follow the U.S. anyway.
—Justin Worland, Time, 11 July 2025
There were only a handful of people inside, although the place couldn’t fit much more than that anyway, and Vincent guided me straight to the jukebox, hand-in-hand.
—Kelly Rook Daly, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Everyone’s posting 100 times a day anyway, so the content tends to get lost.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 July 2025
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Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
And, in this case, other countries don’t want to follow the U.S. anyway.
—Justin Worland, Time, 11 July 2025
There were only a handful of people inside, although the place couldn’t fit much more than that anyway, and Vincent guided me straight to the jukebox, hand-in-hand.
—Kelly Rook Daly, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Everyone’s posting 100 times a day anyway, so the content tends to get lost.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anyway
Adverb
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Wants to be sure her friends notice her new whatever-she's-wearing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 May 2021
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And so the Administration of Harvard, by its own admission, has taken no action whatever.—
William F. Buckley Jr.,
National Review,
23 Oct. 2017
Adverb
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My friends at camp loved those and would always ask to read them.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
9 July 2025
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Goodbye Static Videos, Hello AI Intelligent Workouts Fitness has always been deeply personal—but fitness content has rarely been able to keep up.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
Adverb
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The next one for Brazil, if converted, would have won it regardless.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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While the trade war is ongoing, and the end-game is unclear, what is apparent is that many companies are going to be able to grow earnings regardless.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
Adverb
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Talking about Linux in this context is pretty irrelevant anyways, since the Xbox consoles run a variant of Windows.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2025
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And in addition to making Wintour allegedly broke careers too—most famously of Vogue editors Grace Mirabella and André Leon Talley—according to their interviews and memoirs anyways.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Anyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyway. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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