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Synonyms

even so

Idioms  

  1. Nevertheless, still, that being the case. For example, That may be true, but even so we will investigate further, or She claimed it contained no garlic, but even so I could taste it. [Late 1300s]

Example Sentences

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Taylor is hardly a newcomer, but even so, how did you discover her for this show?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“Undertone” is packed with plenty of similarly ridiculous plot points that deflate if you even so much as toss a withering glance their way.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

We may live in an era where tech firms toss about tens of billions of dollars like that’s nothing, but even so, there is so much money involved here.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

"We have to win next Thursday, but even so, we've got a lot to think about before then."

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

All of the adults had seemed especially bleary, exhausted, and sad—except Milligan, who always looked that way—yet even so, there was a flicker of excitement, indeed of hope, in every eye.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

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