irrespective of
Without considering whether
Irrespective of means without regard to or regardless of: The policy applies to everyone irrespective of age or income.
It dismisses a factor as irrelevant to what follows.
Some usage guides prefer *regardless of* as less wordy, but *irrespective of* remains common in formal contexts.
Despite the circumstances
- notwithstandingIn spite of
- despiteIn spite of
- in spite ofRegardless of something
- no matterIrrespective of circumstances
dismissing · setting aside · putting aside · discounting · overlooking · ignoring · apart from · aside from
Unmoving, or continuing
- nonethelessDespite what preceded
- neverthelessDespite what preceded
- anywayIn any case
- anyhowDespite what precedes
all the same · just the same · even so · be that as it may · come what may · no matter what · at any rate · in any case
To the same degree
- uniformlyIn consistent manner
- across the boardApplying to all alike
- without exceptionTrue for all cases
- indiscriminatelyWithout making distinctions
without distinction · universally · blanket · wholesale · even-handedly · fairly · neutrally · objectively
regardless
Despite the circumstances
- notwithstandingIn spite of
- despiteIn spite of
- in spite ofRegardless of something
no matter · dismissing · setting aside · putting aside · discounting · overlooking · ignoring · apart from · aside from · whatever
still
Unmoving, or continuing
- nonethelessDespite what preceded
- neverthelessDespite what preceded
- anywayIn any case
anyhow · all the same · just the same · even so · be that as it may · come what may · no matter what · at any rate · in any case · in any event
equally
To the same degree
- uniformlyIn consistent manner
- across the boardApplying to all alike
- without exceptionTrue for all cases
without distinction · indiscriminately · universally · blanket · wholesale · even-handedly · fairly · neutrally · objectively · impartially
irrespective ofdepending on
Conditional based on
subject to · contingent upon · based on · according to · in light of
respectful, disrespectful, respective, respectively, irrespective, disrespectfully