1
as in whatever
in spite of everything
I know I really can't afford it, but I'm buying that new car anyway
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2
as in randomly
without definite aim, direction, rule, or method
do it anyway you feel like
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3
as in always
whatever else is done or is the case
pack an extra sweater anyway, as you never know when you might end up needing it
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Recent Examples of anyway
But Johan pushes through that initial awkwardness and asks William to stay anyway.
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David Opie, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
As Malone pointed out last week, Denver tends to rotate Gordon with that bench unit as a center during the playoffs anyway.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
Still, no one should drive that fast anyway in a vehicle lifted this high.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2025
Not all the gains of exercise occur in your muscles, anyway.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 16 Jan. 2025
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David Opie, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
As Malone pointed out last week, Denver tends to rotate Gordon with that bench unit as a center during the playoffs anyway.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
Still, no one should drive that fast anyway in a vehicle lifted this high.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2025
Not all the gains of exercise occur in your muscles, anyway.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anyway
Adverb
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Wants to be sure her friends notice her new whatever-she's-wearing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 May 2021
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And so the Administration of Harvard, by its own admission, has taken no action whatever.—
William F. Buckley Jr.,
National Review,
23 Oct. 2017
Adverb
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New York has always been a mosaic of ideas, cultures and industries, and its cannabis market is no different.—
Peter Su,
Rolling Stone,
22 Jan. 2025
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Of course, anyone could always claim to be anyone—with all due respect to prostitutes, grifter might actually be the world’s oldest profession.—
Ashley Abramson,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2025
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And though all eyes are on the QB with the Giants’ No. 3 selection, Schoen knows the team is in a good position regardless.—
Charlotte Carroll,
The Athletic,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Rams likely have to spend a top pick on an offensive tackle regardless with Havenstein being toward the end of his career.—
Adam Grosbard,
Orange County Register,
28 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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But why do so many people care about seeing the Mona Lisa, anyways?—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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What’s the difference between a cardiac arrest and a heart attack, anyways?—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Anyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyway. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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