still
Usage
What are other ways to say still?
Still implies that in spite of a preceding concession, something must be considered as possible or even inevitable: We have to go on foot; still (“it is probable and possible that”), we'll get there. Yet implies that in spite of a preceding concession, there is still a chance for a different outcome: We are going; yet (“in spite of all, some day”), we shall return. Nevertheless implies a concession that should not be forgotten in making a summing up: We are going; nevertheless (“do not forget that”), we shall return. But marks an opposition or contrast, though in a casual way: We are going, but we shall return. However indicates a less marked opposition, but displays a second consideration to be compared with the first: We are going; however (“notice this also”), we shall return.
Example Sentences
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An said there were a lot of people on the shoot, adding that they did not intervene and "were so still and just there, staring at me".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
But in his third and rockiest year at the helm of the Trojans, Riley was still compensated like one of the kings of the sport.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
That means they could survive the journey to Earth while still carrying extreme amounts of energy.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
The world is still on track to grow overall gross domestic product, but oil demand is expected to fall, according to the International Energy Agency.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
In 1848, a young Frenchman named Louis Pasteur is still studying chemistry in Paris.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Vocabulary lists containing still
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