at any rate

ADVERB

all the same

Synonyms

WEAK

anyway be that as it may however in any case just the same nevertheless nonetheless notwithstanding

ADVERB

anyhow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anyway

WEAK

about any which way around at random haphazard haphazardly helter-skelter however in any case in any respect in any way in either way in one way or another in whatever way nevertheless random randomly regardless under any circumstances whatever happens willy-nilly

ADVERB

anyway

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anyhow ever once

WEAK

at all however in any case in any event in any manner nevertheless

PREPOSITION

notwithstanding

Synonyms

STRONG

nevertheless nonetheless withal

WEAK

after all against but despite for all that howbeit in any case in any event in spite of on the other hand regardless of though to the contrary

Example Sentences

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There is nowhere to stop at any rate.

From Literature

"And of course it is not Rowan. And I would venture to say, Strong Jonn, that it is not you. Not these days, at any rate."

From Literature

Outwardly, at any rate, his confidence in his own ability seems untouched.

From BBC

And the board were determined to keep him, or most of them at any rate.

From BBC

And at any rate, Marchand was just a part of something bigger.

From BBC