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  • nonetheless
  • notwithstanding
  • withal
  • yet
  • after all
  • all the same
  • anyhow
  • be that as it may
  • but
  • despite
  • for all that
  • howbeit
  • in spite of
  • on the other hand
  • per contra
  • though
  • without regard to

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The adverb however implies slight opposition, and displays a second consideration to be compared with the first: We are going; however (“notice this also”), we shall return. But marks a more marked opposition or contrast, though in a casual way: We are going, but we shall return. Nevertheless implies a concession, something which should not be forgotten in making a summing up: We are going; nevertheless (“do not forget that”), we shall return. Still implies that in spite of a preceding concession, something must be considered as possible or even inevitable: We have to go on foot; still (“it is probable and possible that”), we’ll get there. Yet implies that in spite of a preceding concession, there is still a chance for a different outcome: We are going; yet (“in spite of all, some day”), we shall return.

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How to use however in a sentence

This, however, did not apply to the waters lying directly around the Poloe and Flatland groups.

THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNE

Dean Swift was indeed a misanthrope by theory, however he may have made exception to private life.

GULLIVER’S TRAVELSJONATHAN SWIFT

As a rule, however, even in the case of extreme varieties, a careful examination of the specimen will enable it to be identified.

HOW TO KNOW THE FERNSS. LEONARD BASTIN

Some of the alarm returned, however, when the creature attempted to climb up by his own ladder.

THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNE

However, on reaching Spain, the magic of the Emperor’s personality soon restored the vigour and prestige of the French arms.

NAPOLEON’S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISON

It is to be remembered, however, that a few of these bacteria may reach the sputum from the upper air-passages.

A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODD

The Variegated Horsetail is not exclusively maritime, however, for it sometimes grows by the sides of rivers and ponds.

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WORDS RELATED TO HOWEVER

  • anyway
  • at any rate
  • be that as it may
  • however
  • in any case
  • just the same
  • nevertheless
  • nonetheless
  • notwithstanding
  • about
  • any which way
  • anyway
  • around
  • at any rate
  • at random
  • haphazard
  • haphazardly
  • helter-skelter
  • however
  • in any case
  • in any respect
  • in any way
  • in either way
  • in one way or another
  • in whatever way
  • nevertheless
  • random
  • randomly
  • regardless
  • under any circumstances
  • whatever happens
  • willy-nilly
  • anyhow
  • at all
  • at any rate
  • ever
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  • in any case
  • in any event
  • in any manner
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  • once
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  • on the other hand
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  1. however

    But ranges from the faintest contrast to absolute negation; as, I am willing to go, but (on the other hand) content to stay; he is not an honest man, but (on the contrary) a villain. The contrast may be with a silent thought; as, but let us go (it being understood that we might stay longer). In restrictive use, except and excepting are slightly more emphatic than but; we say, no injury but a scratch; or, no injury except some painful bruises. Such expressions as «words are but breath» (nothing but) may be referred to the restrictive use by ellipsis. So may the use of but in the sense of unless; as, «it never rains but it pours.» To the same head must be referred the conditional use; as, «you may go, but with your father’s consent» (i. e., «provided you have,» «except that you must have,» etc.). «Doubt but» is now less used than the more logical «doubt thatBut never becomes a full synonym for and; and adds something like, but adds something different; «brave and tender» implies that tenderness is natural to the brave; «brave but tender» implies that bravery and tenderness are rarely combined. For the concessive use, compare NOTWITHSTANDING.

    Synonyms:
    and, barely, besides, but, except, further, just, merely, moreover, nevertheless, notwithstanding, notwithstanding, only, provided, save, still, that, tho, unless, yet

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  1. however, nevertheless, withal, still, yet, all the same, even so, nonetheless, notwithstandingadverb

    despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

    «although I’m a little afraid, however I’d like to try it»; «while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed»; «he was a stern yet fair master»; «granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go»

    Synonyms:
    yet, withal, thus far, so far, nonetheless, up to now, til now, still, until now, notwithstanding, all the same, stock-still, nevertheless, hitherto, as yet, even, in time, heretofore, even so

  2. howeveradverb

    by contrast; on the other hand

    «the first part was easy; the second, however, took hours»

    Synonyms:
    nevertheless, withal, nonetheless, still, all the same, even so, notwithstanding, yet

  3. howeveradverb

    to whatever degree or extent

    «The results, however general, are important»; «they have begun, however reluctantly, to acknowledge the legitimacy of some of the opposition’s concerns»

    Synonyms:
    nevertheless, withal, nonetheless, still, all the same, even so, notwithstanding, yet

  4. howeveradverb

    in whatever way or manner

    «Victory, however it was brought about, was sweet»; «however he did it, it was very clever»

    Synonyms:
    nevertheless, withal, nonetheless, still, all the same, even so, notwithstanding, yet

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  1. List of paraphrases for «however»:

    nevertheless, but, nonetheless, yet, though, notwithstanding, conversely, still, toutefois, instead

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  1. Brent Mittelstadt:

    It may be that you purchase it, and then it’s only good for a year, or two years or five years, or however long it’s going to take to actually improve the system to such a degree where it would ignore the approach being used to fool them in the first place.

  2. New Zealand government:

    Flavors may be used to attract children and young people to vape or use smokeless tobacco products, however, they also seem to be an important factor in supporting smokers to switch.

  3. Lars Feld:

    But if additional support is required for the banking sector, the government will do it. All of this assumes, however, that the current measures have failed.

  4. Erica Mayer:

    Deciding when to get pregnant, or whether or not to get pregnant, can be an intensely personal decision. This data should not be used to influence decisions about childbearing, as the cancer risks observed are overall fairly modest, as well as on a large population level, and it’s difficult to extrapolate these risks to an individual person, however, evaluating personal cancer risk in a premenopausal woman is important.

  5. Sepp Blatter:

    However, I am reluctant to take places away from anyone; there should not be a redistribution of seats on the Executive Committee but a commensurate expansion of this body, the key is to strengthen democracy within the ‘FIFA government’. The confederations must be proportionally represented according to the number of member associations they have.


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  • لٰكن, ومع ذلك, رغم ذٰلك, ولكنArabic
  • адна́к, тым не ме́ншBelarusian
  • оба́чеBulgarian
  • nogensmenys, tanmateixCatalan, Valencian
  • nicméně, však, jakkoliCzech
  • dogDanish
  • jedoch, wie auch immerGerman
  • kontraŭe, tamenEsperanto
  • por más que, sin embargoSpanish
  • haatikBasque
  • اما, با این حالPersian
  • kuitenkin, [[miten]] [[tahansa]]Finnish
  • quelle que soit sa manière, cependant, pourtant, de quelque manière que ce soit, toutefois, néanmoinsFrench
  • ge-tàScottish Gaelic
  • למרות זאת, אף על פי כןHebrew
  • फिर भीHindi
  • bármennyire, viszont, mégis, azonban, akármennyireHungarian
  • namunIndonesian
  • però, nonostanteItalian
  • למרות זאתHebrew
  • でも, けれども, けど, けれど, が, しかし, けどもJapanese
  • მიუხედავად ამისაGeorgian
  • 그러나, 지만, 나, 만, 하지만Korean
  • dîsa jî, lê, her wihaKurdish
  • tamenLatin
  • walau bagaimanaMalay
  • echter, daarentegen, eender hoeDutch
  • på hvilken måte, men, hvordan i all verden, ikke desto mindre, imidlertid, uansett hvor/hvor mye, på den måten, uansett hvorNorwegian
  • jednakże, jakkolwiek, jednakPolish
  • por mais que, no entanto, de qualquer modo, entretantoPortuguese
  • тем не ме́нее, одна́ко, тем не мениеRussian
  • међутим, međutimSerbo-Croatian
  • všakSlovak
  • vendarSlovene
  • hur som helstSwedish
  • எனினும்Tamil
  • อย่างไรก็ตามThai
  • ancak, bununla birlikteTurkish
  • проте́, одна́кUkrainian
  • tuy nhiênVietnamese
  • yeVolapük
  • portant, mågré tot, mins nerénWalloon
  • אָבערYiddish

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however

adverb

Definition of howevernext

as in though

in spite of that

I’m all out of eggs; however, I can still make us a nice breakfast

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  • at the same time

  • all the same

  • just the same

  • even so

  • regardless

  • howbeit

  • still and all

  • withal

  • anyhow

  • after all

  • per contra

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after all, anyhow, be that as it may, but, even though, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, on the other hand, still, though, yet  

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1       adv   You use however when you are adding a comment which is surprising or which contrasts with what has just been said.  
ADV with cl  
This was not an easy decision. It is, however, a decision that we feel is dictated by our duty…, Some of the food crops failed. However, the cotton did quite well…     

2       adv   You use however before an adjective or adverb to emphasize that the degree or extent of something cannot change a situation.  
ADV adj/adv, ADV many/much     (emphasis)
  
You should always strive to achieve more, however well you have done before…, However hard she tried, nothing seemed to work…     

3       conj   You use however when you want to say that it makes no difference how something is done.  
However we adopt healthcare reform, it isn’t going to save major amounts of money…, Wear your hair however you want.     

4       adv   You use however in expressions such as or however long it takes and or however many there were to indicate that the figure you have just mentioned may not be accurate.  
ADV many/much, ADV adv     (vagueness)
  
Wait 30 to 60 minutes or however long it takes.     

5       quest   You can use however to ask in an emphatic way how something has happened which you are very surprised about. Some speakers of English think that this form is incorrect and prefer to use `how ever’.,   (emphasis)
  

(=how)  

However did you find this place in such weather?     

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Pronunciation:

[ ha͡ʊˈɛvə], [ ha‍ʊˈɛvə], [ h_aʊ_ˈɛ_v_ə]

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  • adj.

    Other relevant words: (adjective)

    • still.
  • adv

    Other relevant words: (adverb)

    • on the other hand,
    • Howbeit,
    • for that,
    • for all that,
    • after all,
    • still and all,
    • even though.
  • adv.

    all (adverb)

    • however.

    all the same (adverb)

    • just the same.

    anyhow (adverb)

    • at any rate,
    • any which way,
    • at random,
    • in one way or another,
    • randomly,
    • about,
    • haphazard,
    • in any respect,
    • whatever happens,
    • in any way,
    • in whatever way,
    • regardless,
    • willy-nilly,
    • random,
    • around,
    • under any circumstances,
    • helter-skelter,
    • anyway,
    • in any case,
    • in either way,
    • haphazardly.

    anyway (adverb)

    • in any event,
    • ever,
    • in any manner,
    • once.

    however (adverb)

    • anyhow,
    • Albeit,
    • moreover,
    • in spite of,
    • without regard to,
    • per contra,
    • furthermore,
    • although.

    nonetheless (adverb)

    • in spite of that.
  • n.

    • in the least,
    • in the world,
    • Whoever,
    • whatever,
    • what/why/how/where etc. on earth,
    • at all,
    • Whenever,
    • who/why/what etc. ever?,
    • wherever.

    • be that as it may,
    • affirm.

    even so (noun)

    • even.

    Other relevant words: (noun)

    • aside.
  • Other synonyms:

    • earthly,
    • deuce.

    • please.

    • now.

    anyhow

    • event.

    Other relevant words:

    • all the same,
    • part of speech,
    • also,
    • yet,
    • even so,
    • abed,
    • live,
    • all,
    • how,
    • notwithstanding,
    • though,
    • only,
    • despite,
    • nonetheless,
    • nevertheless,
    • but,
    • withal,
    • such,
    • forte.

    Other relevant words (noun):

    • by inches,
    • principle,
    • formerly,
    • remove,
    • valid,
    • actual,
    • possibly,
    • contrariwise,
    • rule,
    • follow,
    • measure,
    • average,
    • so,
    • as yet,
    • sure,
    • Excluding,
    • little by little,
    • apply,
    • prescription,
    • just,
    • none the less,
    • go back,
    • guideline,
    • receive,
    • copy,
    • finally,
    • except,
    • besides,
    • assume,
    • aught,
    • meditate,
    • allowance,
    • consider,
    • in what way,
    • liberty,
    • evenly,
    • up to now,
    • regulator,
    • retreat,
    • derive,
    • numerous,
    • bar,
    • even now,
    • consent,
    • pro tanto,
    • learn,
    • palpable,
    • come what may,
    • inch by inch,
    • imitate,
    • standard,
    • real,
    • hand,
    • thus far,
    • some extent,
    • big,
    • large,
    • indeed,
    • considerable,
    • licence,
    • in consideration,
    • somehow,
    • noted,
    • many,
    • yes,
    • exactly,
    • nohow,
    • at least,
    • Soever,
    • yowl,
    • why,
    • various,
    • definite,
    • observe,
    • responsible,
    • celebrate,
    • time,
    • able to,
    • tho,
    • Excepting,
    • when,
    • Inasmuch,
    • Altho,
    • until now,
    • gradually,
    • hitherto,
    • rather,
    • method,
    • irregardless,
    • basis,
    • canon,
    • conform,
    • retire,
    • drop by drop,
    • Provided,
    • in some degree,
    • whereby,
    • Howsoever,
    • bide,
    • marked,
    • withdraw,
    • borrow,
    • stock-still,
    • in time,
    • pursue,
    • license,
    • eventually,
    • substantial,
    • And,
    • authority,
    • origin,
    • by slow degrees,
    • Unless,
    • save,
    • law,
    • like this,
    • That,
    • merely,
    • approval,
    • too,
    • if so,
    • adopt,
    • several,
    • again,
    • in return,
    • by any means,
    • consequential,
    • more,
    • in all events,
    • solely,
    • by degrees,
    • really,
    • heretofore,
    • barely,
    • emphatic,
    • norm,
    • further,
    • in some measure,
    • so far,
    • commemorate,
    • everything considered,
    • contemplate,
    • at all events,
    • Nathless,
    • no matter what,
    • simulate,
    • accept,
    • remain,
    • regulation,
    • on the contrary,
    • permission,
    • certain,
    • prominent,
    • Mauger,
    • perceptible,
    • assimilate,
    • Anywise,
    • maxim,
    • Til Now,
    • criterion,
    • decree,
    • feign.

How to use «However» in context?

Despite the howevers and howevers of the situation, I have to do this. -Flawless

Despite the howevers and howevers of the situation, I have to do this. I owe it to myself and to the other people who are counting on me. -Persistent

Despite the howevers and howevers of the situation, I have to do this. It’s the right thing to do.

Paraphrases for However:

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  • Equivalence

    • Proper noun, singular
      nevertheless.
    • Adverb
      nevertheless.
  • Independent

    • Proper noun, singular
      Does, women, toutefois.
    • Adverb
      accordingly, actually, additionally, admittedly, also, alternatively, anyhow, anyway, as, besides, best, certainly, consequently, conversely, currently, either, elsewhere, even, ever, fortunately, furthermore, generally, incidentally, indeed, instead, irrespective, just, likewise, meanwhile, moreover, now, only, otherwise, quite, rather, really, regardless, regrettably, similarly, simultaneously, somehow, still, surely, there, therefore, thus, unfortunately, Albeit, Howsoever, harder, toutefois.
    • Wh-adverb
      when, where, Does.
  • Other Related

    • Proper noun, singular
      notwithstanding.
    • Adverb
      nonetheless, notwithstanding.

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