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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Nonetheless, the possibility remains there could still be a massive planet affecting the orbits of bodies within the Kuiper Belt.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
Plenty of investors still think that the AI build-out could get messy, with companies overspending and Wall Street eventually weeding out the losers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Microsoft, for example, said on its April earnings call that it’s “aggressively” adding compute capacity—through data center investments—because customers’ AI demand still exceeds its capacity.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
It still won 26 million votes, only about three million fewer than the BJP, and retained roughly 40% of the popular vote.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Although she passed away, to this day, when I smell jasmine, a part of me still expects her to be somewhere nearby.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Vocabulary lists containing still
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