no matter

ADVERB

regardless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

in spite of regardless

STRONG

anyway despite though withal yet

WEAK

even so even though howbeit nevertheless nonetheless notwithstanding

Example Sentences

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By that point, lawmakers appear to have understood this provision to cover the children of all immigrants no matter their parents’ status.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

“Our very existence is political no matter what. Our joy is a problem for a lot of people,” said Reyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

“If you’re out there and able to help in any way no matter how big or small please do. Check in on your neighbors. Give what you can. Spread aloha,” he concluded the post.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

It likewise suggests that technological progress is too unpredictable for one organization, no matter how powerful or smart, to control.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The same little voice that had warned him that no matter how many times his mother had said that this apartment/town/school/job was what they’d been looking for all along, it wouldn’t last either.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman