at any cost
Regardless of price
At any cost means regardless of what must be sacrificed or endured—money, effort, reputation, even life.
The phrase signals absolute determination: She was determined to win at any cost.
It often carries a warning about recklessness or moral compromise: He pursued power at any cost, and it destroyed him.
Also *at all costs*.
- despiteIn spite of
- regardlessDespite the circumstances
- no matter whatIn every possible case
- drasticSevere and far-reaching
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
relentless · zealotry · consequences · resolute · inflexible · no-holds-barred · desperate · unwavering · obsession · single-mindedness · fixation · committed · stop at nothing · justification · repercussions · spare no expense · come what may · whatever it takes
at any costconditionally
With requirements attached
halfheartedly · within reason · up to a point · tentatively · half-heartedly
at any costjudiciously
With sound, careful thinking
prudently · pragmatically · sensibly · cautiously · responsibly