still and all

adverb

Definition of still and allnext
as in however
in spite of that she's none too enthusiastic about the project; still and all, she seems willing to cooperate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for still and all
  1. however
  2. still
  3. nevertheless
  4. though
  5. nonetheless
Adverb
  • There was one consistent accessory between both Zendaya’s Golden Globes look and her screening ’fit, however, and that was her new engagement ring.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The future, however, quickly has gotten murkier than anyone imagined.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of however
Adverb
  • However, a new report indicates the Red Sox also are interested in a handful of other relievers that, while not as well-known as Chapman and Scott, still would qualify as notable additions.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.06% — tech stocks like Palantir, Advanced Micro Devices and Micro Strategy had a rough day — but that’s still close to the flatline and not a precipitous drop.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of still
Adverb
  • In excerpts from his opening remarks, Rubio will lay aim at China—which outgoing President Joe Biden has also called a competitor but nevertheless sought to engage.
    Beth Greenfield, Fortune Asia, 15 Jan. 2025
  • My goal here is simply to explain how, in the absence of the GPO, public sector employees who did not participate in Social Security can nevertheless receive substantial benefit windfalls from the program.
    Andrew Biggs, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of nevertheless
Adverb
  • The Broncos aren’t anything to sneeze at, though, averaging over 30 points per game over the final two months.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
  • In totality, though, there is a profile of leadership that comes to the forefront.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of though
Adverb
  • The Australian government advises its citizens against traveling to Ukraine to fight, but some have nonetheless chosen to volunteer with international brigades.
    Eric Cheung, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The then-leader of the Conservative Party would later estimate that the clandestine Chinese effort cost his party at least five, and as many as nine, seats in the election of 2021—not enough to change the outcome of the election, but a significant impact nonetheless.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of nonetheless
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