even though
In spite of
Even though introduces a contrast between expectation and reality—something happens despite a condition that might prevent it: Even though it was raining, we went hiking.
It's interchangeable with although or though, but carries slightly more emphasis on the surprising nature of the contrast.
She hired him even though he had no experience.
Concessive conjunction
- neverthelessDespite what preceded
- nonethelessDespite what preceded
- howeverIntroduces a contrasting point
- yetStill, or eventually
still · notwithstanding · albeit · granted · admittedly · regardless · despite · in spite of
Contrast introducer
- whereasConjunction signaling contrast
- whileDuring that period
- on the other handPhrase introducing contrast
- converselyIn opposite manner
contrary to · in contrast · surprisingly · unexpectedly · counterintuitively · paradoxically · contradictorily · inconsistently
although
Concessive conjunction
- neverthelessDespite what preceded
- nonethelessDespite what preceded
- howeverIntroduces a contrasting point
yet · still · notwithstanding · albeit · granted · admittedly · regardless · despite · in spite of · all the same
but
Contrast introducer
- whereasConjunction signaling contrast
- whileDuring that period
- on the other handPhrase introducing contrast
conversely · contrary to · in contrast · surprisingly · unexpectedly · counterintuitively · paradoxically · contradictorily · inconsistently
- subordinationsubordinate clause, dependent clause, subordination, relative clause, noun clause
- conjunctionsand, but, or, for, nor
- connectivesand, or, but, because, nor
- subordinatorsthat, if, because, although, while
- phrasesnoun phrases, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, prepositional phrases
- compound prepositionsaccording to, because of, due to, instead of, out of
even thoughbecause
For the reason that
since · as · because of · due to · owing to
even thoughconsequently
As a result
therefore · naturally · as expected · predictably · thus
even, event, though, evening, uneven, eventually, evened, evenness, eventual