anyhow

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Anyhow means in any manner whatever and has roughly the same meaning as anyway.

Like anyway, people use anyhow in sentences to indicate a change in direction of the conversation: to end a discussion, to change the subject, or to add support to something that was said earlier: It’s not going to cost that much and I told them I’d pay for it anyhow.

concession

nevertheless

Despite what preceded

nonethelessDespite what preceded
stillUnmoving, or continuing
yetStill, or eventually

even so · despite that · all the same · be that as it may · notwithstanding · regardless · irrespective · after all · for all that · that said

carelessness

haphazardly

Without order or plan

carelesslyWithout due attention
sloppilyIn an untidy manner
messilyIn disorderly manner

randomly · negligently · hastily · thoughtlessly · recklessly · shoddily · slipshod · without care · willy-nilly · helter-skelter

resumption

as I was saying

Phrase resuming interrupted speech

moving onProceeding past something
where was IRequest to find one's place

Categories

filler phrasesum, uh, like, you know, I mean
interjectionsah, hey, aha, sheesh, oh
slang repliesyeah, yep, yup, nah, nope
conjunctionsand, but, or, for, nor
connectivesand, or, but, because, nor
sentence adverbsobviously, certainly, probably, possibly, perhaps

Opposites

manner/method

anyhowmethodically

In an organized manner

systematically · carefully · deliberately · meticulously · orderly

logical consequence

anyhowtherefore

For that reason

consequently · thus · hence · accordingly · as a result

Family

Familiarity: Top 20,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G