no matter
Regardless of what
No matter dismisses something as irrelevant to the outcome.
It typically introduces a clause: No matter what happens, I'll be there, No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't solve it.
It can also stand alone to wave something off: The coffee's cold.
No matter, I'll drink it anyway.
The phrase functions as a conjunction or interjection meaning "regardless" or "it doesn't matter."
Despite the circumstances
- irrespectiveWithout consideration of
- nonethelessDespite what preceded
- notwithstandingIn spite of
- despiteIn spite of
nevertheless · in any case · in spite of · disregarding · immaterial · inconsequential · unimportant · irrelevant
regardless
Despite the circumstances
- irrespectiveWithout consideration of
- nonethelessDespite what preceded
- notwithstandingIn spite of
despite · nevertheless · in any case · in spite of · disregarding · immaterial · inconsequential · unimportant · irrelevant · beside the point
no matteronly if
Conditional restriction phrase
provided that · depending on · if and only if · subject to · assuming that