leastways
At any rate
Leastways is informal or dialectal for "at least" or "anyway," used to introduce a qualification or correction: He's not sick—leastways, not that I know of.
The variant leastwise means the same thing.
Both sound old-fashioned or rural to most American ears.
In any case
- anyhowDespite what precedes
- regardlessDespite the circumstances
- nonethelessDespite what preceded
- neverthelessDespite what preceded
however · notwithstanding · even so · still · yet · all the same · in any case · for all that
Informal "regardless"
- anyhowDespite what precedes
- howbeitArchaic term for however
- nohowNot in any manner
- dialectRegional language variety
informal · vernacular · folksy · regional · conversational · rustic · provincial · homespun
To the smallest extent
- barelyOnly just, almost not
- scarcelyAlmost not
- if nothing elseConceding one point minimum
- fundamentallyAt the core level
anyway
In any case
- anyhowDespite what precedes
- regardlessDespite the circumstances
- nonethelessDespite what preceded
nevertheless · however · notwithstanding · even so · still · yet · all the same · in any case · for all that · no matter what
anyways
Informal "regardless"
dialect · informal · vernacular · folksy · regional · conversational · rustic · provincial · homespun · unpretentious
minimally
To the smallest extent
- barelyOnly just, almost not
- scarcelyAlmost not
- if nothing elseConceding one point minimum
leastwaysabsolutely
Completely, without exception
certainly · definitely · positively · undoubtedly · unquestionably
least, lessen, lesser, lessening, at least, leastwise, in the least, lesser-known