nevertheless

[nev-er-thuh-les]

adverb

1. nonetheless; notwithstanding; however; in spite of that.

   a small but nevertheless important change.

nevertheless

/ ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs /

1. in spite of that; however; yet

Word History and Origins

Origin of nevertheless¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; replacing natheles, notheles natheless; never, the ², less

Example Sentences

Ms. Vaill nevertheless leans into it harder than previous biographers, who have characterized their mutual affection as platonic.

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The execution is nevertheless lush, sometimes startlingly beautiful, and painterly and evocative of Johnson’s elegiac theme about a bygone America.

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Her acting has an emotional restraint that nevertheless hints at the limits, long since accepted, of life’s possibilities.

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Suriname, beaten 3-1 away by Guatemala, nevertheless squeezed into the playoff places.

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“Curious! I thought edelweiss only grew in the mountains. But the pictures are charming, nevertheless.”

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Related Words

• still 
• though 
• yet 

When To Use

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