as in whatever
in spite of everything
I don't care what you say—I'm going anyways!
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Recent Examples of anyways
He’s told not to pull the blood ticks from his internal organs but does it anyways, resulting in one of the little pests letting out a spray of toxic gas, killing everyone in the room.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
If refusing to allow these Chinese students to attend our schools causes 15 percent of them to fail then these schools should fail anyways because they are being propped up by the CCP.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The grand jury also found that despite a permit request to use the full street 50 days a year not being granted by the city, Walton had been doing so anyways.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
And yeah, during the challenge, you’re not allowed to use firearms anyways.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
If refusing to allow these Chinese students to attend our schools causes 15 percent of them to fail then these schools should fail anyways because they are being propped up by the CCP.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The grand jury also found that despite a permit request to use the full street 50 days a year not being granted by the city, Walton had been doing so anyways.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
And yeah, during the challenge, you’re not allowed to use firearms anyways.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anyways
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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Employees deemed essential to public safety, including military personnel, law enforcement officers, border patrol and air traffic controllers, are required to work regardless.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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But regardless, the storm is expected to be devastating for Jamaica.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But anyway, this had been agreed for some time.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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And, anyway, who but élitists would object to a big ballroom that looks like the banquet hall of a third-rate casino?—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Anyways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyways. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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