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Synonyms for "however" in English

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however:
- however; but; yet; still; nevertheless; nonetheless; all the same; notwithstanding; withal; even so
- however; on the other hand

English

Detailed Synonyms for however in English

however:

however adv

however
however; but; yet
- however adv
- but adv
- yet adv
however

– despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession) ¹
however; still; yet; nevertheless; nonetheless; all the same; notwithstanding; withal; even so
– despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession) ¹
- however adv
  - although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it¹
- still adv
  - granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go¹
- yet adv
  - he was a stern yet fair master¹
- nevertheless adv
  - while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed¹
- nonetheless adv
- all the same adv
  - granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go¹
- notwithstanding adv
- withal adv
- even so adv
however

– in whatever way or manner ¹
however
– in whatever way or manner ¹
- however adv
  - Victory, however it was brought about, was sweet¹
  - however he did it, it was very clever¹
however

– to whatever degree or extent ¹
however
– to whatever degree or extent ¹
- however adv
  - The results, however general, are important¹
  - they have begun, however reluctantly, to acknowledge the legitimacy of some of the opposition's concerns¹
however

– by contrast; on the other hand ¹
however
– by contrast; on the other hand ¹
- however adv
  - the first part was easy; the second, however, took hours¹

however

however
however; on the other hand
- however
- on the other hand

Alternate Synonyms for "however":

nevertheless; withal; still; yet; all the same; even so; nonetheless; notwithstanding

Related Definitions for "however":

despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)¹
- although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it¹
in whatever way or manner¹
- Victory, however it was brought about, was sweet¹
- however he did it, it was very clever¹
to whatever degree or extent¹
- The results, however general, are important¹
- they have begun, however reluctantly, to acknowledge the legitimacy of some of the opposition's concerns¹
by contrast; on the other hand¹
- the first part was easy; the second, however, took hours¹

Related Synonyms for however

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