Dictionary

nevertheless en · ADV

Pronunciation

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• /ˌnɛvɚðəˈlɛs/ (US)
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• /ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English nevertheles, never-þe-les, nevere-þe-lesse. By surface analysis, never (“not at all”) + the + less; compare never the wiser.

Meanings

1. (conjunctive, not-comparable) In spite of what preceded; yet.
   • Now no chaſtening for the preſent ſeemeth to be ioyous, but grieuous: neuertheleſſe, afterward it yeeldeth the peaceable fruite of righteouſneſſe, vnto them which are exerciſed thereby. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hebrews 12:11, column 2:
   • The attainment of the skills of elementary reading occurred some time ago for almost all who read this book. Nevertheless, we continue to experience the problems of this level of reading, no matter how capable we may be as readers. 1972, Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren, How to Read a Book, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 17:
   • Paul did eventually mention potential First Amendment concerns, saying, "We have to be wary of where it leads to, so it doesn't lead to speech problems." He nevertheless could and should have made it clearer that the "crackdown" he has in mind does not entail the sort of government restrictions that Carr and Cruz rightly rejected. 2025 September 16, Jacob Sullum, “Brendan Carr and Ted Cruz Don't Think Charlie Kirk's Murder Justifies Speech Restrictions”, in Reason:
   • Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand. 2013 September-October, Michael Sivak, “Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply?”, in American Scientist:

Forms

Antonyms

thus · therefore

Relateds

regardless

Synonyms

anyhow · howbeit · be that as it may · maugre · notwithstanding · though · yet · however · all the same · that being said · be it as it may · having said that · still and all · that said · just the same · all that said · withal · but · nevertheless · natheless · nonetheless · even so (in spite of what preceded) · still

Translations (270)

es con todo eso/esto (in spite of what preceded) · mg na dia izany aza (in spite of what preceded) · tr lakin (in spite of what preceded) · mi aua atu (rā) (in spite of what preceded) · fi kumminkin (in spite of what preceded) · ko 그러나 (in spite of what preceded) · fr nonobstant (in spite of what preceded) · tr buna rağmen (in spite of what preceded) · ur تاہم (in spite of what preceded) · ar وَمَعَ ذٰلِكَ (in spite of what preceded) · cmn 儘管如此 /尽管如此 (in spite of what preceded) · ja けれども (in spite of what preceded) · pam oneng (in spite of what preceded) · ja ただし (in spite of what preceded) · la nihilominus (in spite of what preceded) · ru но (in spite of what preceded) · dsb pak (in spite of what preceded) · nl niettemin (in spite of what preceded) · cs však (in spite of what preceded) · ro totuși (in spite of what preceded) · es sin embargo (in spite of what preceded) · el εν τούτοις (in spite of what preceded) · fi siitä huolimatta (in spite of what preceded) · de jedoch (in spite of what preceded) · ary وخى هد شي (in spite of what preceded) · tr bununla birlikte (in spite of what preceded) · de nichtsdestotrotz (in spite of what preceded) · ja でも (in spite of what preceded) · cmn 但是 (in spite of what preceded) · vec epura (in spite of what preceded) · zza labelê (diq) (in spite of what preceded) · gl porén (in spite of what preceded) · ar رَغْمَ ذٰلِك (in spite of what preceded) · ru вместе с тем (in spite of what preceded) · hy սակայն (in spite of what preceded) · sv däremot (in spite of what preceded) · la utut (in spite of what preceded) · is samt sem áður (in spite of what preceded) · ja けれど (in spite of what preceded) · nb men (in spite of what preceded) · fi joka tapauksessa (in spite of what preceded) · uk одна́к (in spite of what preceded) · ar وَلٰكِنَّ (in spite of what preceded) · fa با این حال (in spite of what preceded) · de nichtsdestoweniger (in spite of what preceded) · it eppure (in spite of what preceded) · grc καὶ ὡς (in spite of what preceded) · ru всё-таки (in spite of what preceded) · gl no entanto (in spite of what preceded) · nb likevel (in spite of what preceded) · mi me aha koa (in spite of what preceded) · sh ipak (in spite of what preceded) · uk проте́ (in spite of what preceded) · kmr her wiha (in spite of what preceded) · da alligevel (in spite of what preceded) · vi tuy thế (in spite of what preceded) · ca ara bé (in spite of what preceded) · nl desondanks (in spite of what preceded) · io malgre (in spite of what preceded) · kmr lê (in spite of what preceded) · hi फिर भी (in spite of what preceded) · es no obstante (in spite of what preceded) · vot sorovnoo (in spite of what preceded) · nl echter (in spite of what preceded) · tl gayunpaman (in spite of what preceded) · az onunla belə (in spite of what preceded) · ja が (in spite of what preceded) · nl alhoewel (in spite of what preceded) · tl subalit (in spite of what preceded) · nb allikevel (in spite of what preceded) · pl jednak (in spite of what preceded) · pt no entanto (in spite of what preceded) · uz biroq (in spite of what preceded) · nl evenwel (in spite of what preceded) · pt entretanto (in spite of what preceded) · mk нејсе (in spite of what preceded) · ms walau bagaimana (in spite of what preceded) · lut ʔiwəɬ (in spite of what preceded) · sv likafullt (in spite of what preceded) · sco houaniver (in spite of what preceded) · grc μέντοι (in spite of what preceded) · nl toch (in spite of what preceded) · be тым не ме́нш (in spite of what preceded) · mi he ahakoa (in spite of what preceded) · ru одна́ко (in spite of what preceded) · lb awer (in spite of what preceded) · vls pertank (in spite of what preceded) · ru но, несмотря на это (in spite of what preceded) · fi silti (in spite of what preceded) · hu viszont (in spite of what preceded) · mk меѓутоа (in spite of what preceded) · eo tamen (in spite of what preceded) · ca nogensmenys (in spite of what preceded) · ca tanmateix (in spite of what preceded) · eo malgraŭe (in spite of what preceded) · arz بالرغم من كدا (in spite of what preceded) · te అయినా (in spite of what preceded) · eu haatik (in spite of what preceded) · cs nicméně (in spite of what preceded) · sk ničmenej (in spite of what preceded) · fr cela étant (in spite of what preceded) · ga áfach (in spite of what preceded) · vec epur (in spite of what preceded) · eo kontraŭe (in spite of what preceded) · de trotzdem (in spite of what preceded) · he על כל פנים (in spite of what preceded) · ru зато́ (in spite of what preceded) · fr pourtant (in spite of what preceded) · nl niettegenstaande (in spite of what preceded) · es empero (in spite of what preceded) · sv ändock (in spite of what preceded) · el μολαταύτα (in spite of what preceded) · pl jednakowoż (in spite of what preceded) · az yenə də (in spite of what preceded) · wyi kooing (in spite of what preceded) · sv emellertid (in spite of what preceded) · nb ikke desto mindre (in spite of what preceded) · it nondimeno (in spite of what preceded) · da ikke desto mindre (in spite of what preceded) · es mas (in spite of what preceded) · tl gayumpaman (in spite of what preceded) · cy serch hynny (in spite of what preceded) · kmr dîsan jî (in spite of what preceded) · de unbenommen (in spite of what preceded) · mnc ᡨᡠᡨᡨᡠ ᠪᡳᠮᡝ (in spite of what preceded) · ru тем не ме́нее (in spite of what preceded) · mi hei aha koa (in spite of what preceded) · wa mins nerén (in spite of what preceded) · ko -만 (in spite of what preceded) · ru но всё-таки (in spite of what preceded) · nl desalniettemin (in spite of what preceded) · bg все пак (in spite of what preceded) · sv ändå (in spite of what preceded) · ilo ngem (in spite of what preceded) · rsk заш лєм (in spite of what preceded) · fi yhtä kaikki (in spite of what preceded) · wa portant (in spite of what preceded) · pt não obstante (in spite of what preceded) · nb likefullt (in spite of what preceded) · sv dock (in spite of what preceded) · cmn 可是 (in spite of what preceded) · de auch wenn (in spite of what preceded) · hu mindamellett (in spite of what preceded) · sh međutim (in spite of what preceded) · tr fakat (in spite of what preceded) · wa mågré tot (in spite of what preceded) · ja やはり (in spite of what preceded) · th อย่างไรก็ตาม (in spite of what preceded) · uk все-таки (in spite of what preceded) · pl niemniej jednak (in spite of what preceded) · fr malgré tout (in spite of what preceded) · sv likväl (in spite of what preceded) · ckb سەرەڕای (in spite of what preceded) · oc totparier (in spite of what preceded) · hu azonban (in spite of what preceded) · ka მიუხედავად ამისა (in spite of what preceded) · cmn 仍然 (in spite of what preceded) · ast sin embargu (in spite of what preceded) · kmr dîsa jî (in spite of what preceded) · bn অথচ (in spite of what preceded) · pt apesar de (in spite of what preceded) · uk а втім (in spite of what preceded) · ko 하지만 (in spite of what preceded) · gd ge-tà (in spite of what preceded) · ja しかも (in spite of what preceded) · la attamen (in spite of what preceded) · nb imidlertid (in spite of what preceded) · ur پھر بھی (in spite of what preceded) · fa بااینوجود (in spite of what preceded) · nl daarentegen (in spite of what preceded) · is eigi að síður (in spite of what preceded) · bg оба́че (in spite of what preceded) · el παρ’ όλα αυτά (in spite of what preceded) · el ωστόσο (in spite of what preceded) · cmn 卻 /却 (in spite of what preceded) · bg въпреки това (in spite of what preceded) · hu mégis (in spite of what preceded) · hi यद्यपि (in spite of what preceded) · is engu að síður (in spite of what preceded) · my ဒါပေမဲ့ (in spite of what preceded) · vi tuy nhiên (in spite of what preceded) · tr herşeye rağmen (in spite of what preceded) · ko -(으)나 (in spite of what preceded) · fa اما (in spite of what preceded) · sga immurgu (in spite of what preceded) · hu mindazonáltal (in spite of what preceded) · tr buna karşın (in spite of what preceded) · be адна́к (in spite of what preceded) · sv icke desto mindre (in spite of what preceded) · mi he ahakoa tonu (in spite of what preceded) · io tamen (in spite of what preceded) · qu ichaqa (in spite of what preceded) · it nonostante (in spite of what preceded) · ia nonobstante (in spite of what preceded) · ko -지만 (in spite of what preceded) · el όμως (in spite of what preceded) · ja それにもかかわらず (in spite of what preceded) · fr cependant (in spite of what preceded) · de allerdings (in spite of what preceded) · uk все ж таки (in spite of what preceded) · ru несмотря́ на э́то (in spite of what preceded) · it però (in spite of what preceded) · sk jednako (in spite of what preceded) · mi hei aha (koa/noa iho) (in spite of what preceded) · ca no obstant (in spite of what preceded) · fi kuitenkin (in spite of what preceded) · gl orasme (in spite of what preceded) · prg adder (in spite of what preceded) · ko 그렇지만 (in spite of what preceded) · hu ettől függetlenül (in spite of what preceded) · ar بِالرَّغْمِ مِن ذٰلِكَ (in spite of what preceded) · grc ὅμως (in spite of what preceded) · ja けども (in spite of what preceded) · ar لٰكِنَّ (in spite of what preceded) · tl ganoon pa man (in spite of what preceded) · cmn 不過 /不过 (in spite of what preceded) · grc καίτοι (in spite of what preceded) · mt madankollu (in spite of what preceded) · cmn 然而 (in spite of what preceded) · ja けど (in spite of what preceded) · pdt doch (nds) (in spite of what preceded) · pt contudo (in spite of what preceded) · de dennoch (in spite of what preceded) · ar لٰكِن (in spite of what preceded) · he אף על פי כן (in spite of what preceded) · fro nepourquant (in spite of what preceded) · vi tuy vậy (in spite of what preceded) · ar وَلٰكِن (in spite of what preceded) · sh међутим (in spite of what preceded) · az buna baxmayaraq (in spite of what preceded) · la tamen (in spite of what preceded) · da dog (in spite of what preceded) · ja それでも (in spite of what preceded) · yi פֿונדעסטוועגן (in spite of what preceded) · ru но, как бы то ни было (in spite of what preceded) · ja しかし (in spite of what preceded) · it tuttavia (in spite of what preceded) · sq megjithatë (in spite of what preceded) · tl datapwat (in spite of what preceded) · fr tout de même (in spite of what preceded) · pt de qualquer jeito (in spite of what preceded) · ga mar sin féin (in spite of what preceded) · he למרות זאת (in spite of what preceded) · fr toutefois (in spite of what preceded) · sl vendar (in spite of what preceded) · fr néanmoins (in spite of what preceded) · pam onyang (in spite of what preceded) · es a pesar de ello (in spite of what preceded) · oc pasmens (in spite of what preceded) · ro însă (in spite of what preceded) · az bununla yanaşı (in spite of what preceded) · ro cu toate acestea (in spite of what preceded) · et ikka (in spite of what preceded) · kmr tevî jî (in spite of what preceded) · es pese a ello (in spite of what preceded) · gl nembargantes (in spite of what preceded) · rsk медзитим (in spite of what preceded) · cmn 還是 /还是 (in spite of what preceded) · el μολοντούτο (in spite of what preceded) · ln ndé (in spite of what preceded) · nn likevel (in spite of what preceded) · sk však (in spite of what preceded) · ru но всё же (in spite of what preceded) · pl jednakże (in spite of what preceded) · tr ancak (in spite of what preceded) · tl ganun pa man (in spite of what preceded) · sk napriek tomu (in spite of what preceded) · it ciononostante (in spite of what preceded) · sh usprkos tome (in spite of what preceded) · az bununla belə (in spite of what preceded)