What is another word for anyhow?
875 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˈɛnɪhˌa͡ʊ], [ ˈɛnɪhˌaʊ], [ ˈɛ_n_ɪ_h_ˌaʊ]
The term "anyhow" is commonly used to express a lack of coordination or an uncertain approach to a given situation. However, there are a variety of synonyms that can be used instead of "anyhow" to convey the same meaning. Some of these alternatives include "anyway," "regardless," "in any case," "all the same," "nevertheless," and "despite." These terms can be used to indicate that something is happening without regard to a specific plan or direction, or that it is happening despite obstacles or disruptions. Using synonyms in place of "anyhow" can help writers and speakers better convey their message and provide more nuance to their language.
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Similar words for anyhow:
- anyway (adverb)
- helter-skelter (adverb)
- however (adverb)
- irregularly (adverb)
- somehow (adverb)
- about (adverb)
- all (adverb)
- anyhow
- heedlessly
- in any event
- noun
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (adverb)
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Anyhow:
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adv.
• anyway • helter-skelter • however • irregularly- at intervals ,
- by fits and starts ,
- disconnectedly ,
- in snatches ,
- jerkily ,
- now and again ,
- out of sequence ,
- spasmodically ,
- uncertainly ,
- unmethodically ,
- unpunctually ,
- Eccentrically ,
- infrequently .
Other synonyms:
- Which ,
- airily ,
- awry ,
- despite ,
- disorderly ,
- either ,
- furthermore ,
- higgledy-piggledy ,
- idly ,
- irrespective ,
- jumbled ,
- namely ,
- nevertheless ,
- nonetheless ,
- notwithstanding ,
- only ,
- ramshackle ,
- rumpled ,
- straggly ,
- such-and-such ,
- topsy-turvy ,
- untidy .
- O.K. .
- Willy nilly ,
- again ,
- big deal ,
- disordered ,
- incidentally ,
- merely ,
- qualify ,
- tangled .
- still .
- further .
- With .
- well .
Other relevant words:
- about ,
- absentminded ,
- absentmindedly ,
- abstractedly ,
- accidentally ,
- accordingly ,
- ad-lib ,
- advance ,
- advantageously ,
- affair ,
- aim ,
- all ,
- all right ,
- allay ,
- allow ,
- almost ,
- alone ,
- alright ,
- alternate ,
- altogether ,
- ameliorate ,
- amend ,
- amiss ,
- and so ,
- apart ,
- approximately ,
- apropos ,
- arbitrarily ,
- aright ,
- as ,
- as well ,
- as yet ,
- askew ,
- astir ,
- at once ,
- at present ,
- at the least ,
- at the same time ,
- at times ,
- attribute ,
- average ,
- avocation ,
- away ,
- babble ,
- babble out ,
- baggy ,
- bang ,
- base ,
- bastardly ,
- bedraggled ,
- beggarly ,
- belongings ,
- berth ,
- best ,
- betray ,
- bettor ,
- big cheese ,
- big enchilada ,
- big fish ,
- big gun ,
- big shot ,
- big wheel ,
- billet ,
- bit ,
- blab ,
- blab out ,
- blank space ,
- blithely ,
- boggy ,
- bolt ,
- bombast ,
- boost ,
- break ,
- broken ,
- broken-down ,
- bruiser ,
- bull through ,
- bull's eye ,
- bullshit ,
- by ,
- by chance ,
- by the bye ,
- by-line ,
- byzantine ,
- calm ,
- calm down ,
- candy ,
- carefree ,
- caseful ,
- casing ,
- cast ,
- casual ,
- catamenia ,
- catch some z's ,
- causa ,
- cause ,
- center ,
- centre ,
- certain ,
- certainly ,
- change ,
- change over ,
- chaotic ,
- character ,
- characterise ,
- characterize ,
- charge per unit ,
- cheat ,
- cheat on ,
- circumstantially ,
- claptrap ,
- close to ,
- cockeyed ,
- come in ,
- come out ,
- comfortably ,
- commit ,
- compensate ,
- completely ,
- compositor's case ,
- concerted ,
- condition ,
- confused ,
- conjunct ,
- conjunction ,
- connecter ,
- connection ,
- connector ,
- connexion ,
- consequence ,
- considerably ,
- constantly ,
- contempt ,
- convoluted ,
- cool ,
- cooperative ,
- cop ,
- copper ,
- correct ,
- correctly ,
- countenance ,
- crap ,
- cuckold ,
- cut ,
- decent ,
- decently ,
- defend ,
- delinquent ,
- derelict ,
- devil-may-care ,
- digress ,
- digression ,
- dilapidated ,
- dim ,
- dimension ,
- direct ,
- directly ,
- disconnected ,
- disdain ,
- disheveled ,
- dishevelled ,
- disjointed ,
- display case ,
- dispose ,
- disregarding ,
- disregardless ,
- distillery ,
- divagate ,
- divagation ,
- dogshit ,
- dowding ,
- dreamfully ,
- drift ,
- e'er ,
- ease ,
- easily ,
- eccentric ,
- effect ,
- electric switch ,
- electrical switch ,
- encase ,
- encourage ,
- entail ,
- entirely ,
- eternal rest ,
- eternal sleep ,
- even ,
- evenly ,
- ever so ,
- every bit ,
- every which way ,
- example ,
- exchange ,
- exclusively ,
- excursus ,
- extemporaneous ,
- extemporary ,
- extempore ,
- eyeball ,
- face ,
- fake ,
- falteringly ,
- far-off ,
- farther ,
- fine ,
- flip ,
- flip-flop ,
- flippantly ,
- flop ,
- flow ,
- font ,
- for certain ,
- for sure ,
- forever ,
- forgetful ,
- forthwith ,
- foster ,
- fount ,
- fountainhead ,
- frankincense ,
- freewheeling ,
- from time to time ,
- frowzled ,
- frumpish ,
- frumpy ,
- full point ,
- full stop ,
- fustian ,
- fuzz ,
- garbled ,
- gayly ,
- geological period ,
- get ,
- glass ,
- glass over ,
- glaze over ,
- good ,
- grade ,
- grammatical case ,
- guard duty ,
- guinea pig ,
- happily ,
- happy-go-lucky ,
- harum-scarum ,
- hateful ,
- have ,
- have in mind ,
- haywire ,
- head honcho ,
- head over heels ,
- headfirst ,
- heart ,
- heels over head ,
- here and now ,
- heretofore ,
- herewith ,
- hit-or-miss ,
- hitherto ,
- hobby ,
- hold ,
- holding ,
- home ,
- horseshit ,
- hugger-mugger ,
- hunky-dory ,
- hush ,
- hush up ,
- identify ,
- illogical ,
- immediately ,
- imply ,
- import ,
- impromptu ,
- improve ,
- in any case ,
- in great confusion ,
- in that ,
- in the least ,
- in this ,
- in time ,
- inactive ,
- incessantly ,
- incisively ,
- indiscriminately ,
- indisputable ,
- instance ,
- instant ,
- instantly ,
- instrumentation ,
- intend ,
- interchange ,
- intimately ,
- invariably ,
- invest ,
- involved ,
- issue ,
- jubilantly ,
- just ,
- just about ,
- justly ,
- kip ,
- knotty ,
- lackadaisical ,
- lacking ,
- languid ,
- languorous ,
- lapp ,
- lapplander ,
- lawsuit ,
- lay ,
- lazily ,
- lease ,
- lecture ,
- let alone ,
- let the cat out of the bag ,
- licentiously ,
- lieu ,
- like ,
- like a shot ,
- localise ,
- localize ,
- locate ,
- log z's ,
- lone ,
- lonesome ,
- loose ,
- loose-fitting ,
- lopsided ,
- lull ,
- marshy ,
- matter ,
- mean value ,
- meander ,
- meanspirited ,
- measure up ,
- meliorate ,
- menses ,
- menstruation ,
- middle ,
- mightily ,
- mighty ,
- mindless ,
- mingy ,
- minute ,
- mirthfully ,
- miry ,
- miserly ,
- missing ,
- mo ,
- modify ,
- moonily ,
- moony ,
- more or less ,
- most ,
- motionless ,
- mouth ,
- mucky ,
- muddy ,
- mussy ,
- nap ,
- ne'er ,
- near ,
- nearly ,
- neglectful ,
- net ball ,
- nigh ,
- no matter ,
- nonchalantly ,
- noneffervescent ,
- now and then ,
- nowadays ,
- oblivious ,
- occasionally ,
- oculus ,
- of all time ,
- off-the-cuff ,
- offhanded ,
- office ,
- okay ,
- okeh ,
- okey ,
- okla. ,
- oklahoma ,
- olibanum ,
- on an irregular basis ,
- on occasion ,
- on the button ,
- on the dot ,
- on the nose ,
- once again ,
- once in a while ,
- once more ,
- one ,
- only if ,
- only when ,
- optic ,
- or so ,
- order ,
- out of bounds ,
- out of the blue ,
- outcome ,
- over again ,
- overemotional ,
- overhasty ,
- pace ,
- papal bull ,
- parenthesis ,
- passing ,
- peach ,
- pell-mell ,
- period of time ,
- permit ,
- permutation ,
- perpetually ,
- piazza ,
- pig ,
- pillow slip ,
- pillowcase ,
- placid ,
- plaza ,
- point ,
- pose ,
- position ,
- post ,
- powerful ,
- precaution ,
- precipitant ,
- precipitate ,
- precipitately ,
- precipitous ,
- precisely ,
- present moment ,
- pro forma ,
- promote ,
- prop ,
- proper ,
- properly ,
- public lecture ,
- punch-drunk ,
- punter ,
- pursuit ,
- put ,
- quaggy ,
- quickly ,
- quiet ,
- quieten ,
- quietus ,
- raffishly ,
- rakishly ,
- ramble ,
- rambling ,
- range ,
- rank ,
- rant ,
- rashly ,
- reckless ,
- rectify ,
- redress ,
- relieve ,
- remove ,
- rent ,
- replacement ,
- rest ,
- result ,
- right away ,
- right field ,
- right hand ,
- right on ,
- right wing ,
- right-hand ,
- rightfield ,
- rightfulness ,
- ripe ,
- roam ,
- roll ,
- roughly ,
- round ,
- rove ,
- safeguard ,
- safety ,
- safety device ,
- sami ,
- samson ,
- scattered ,
- scatty ,
- scorn ,
- screen ,
- seat ,
- second ,
- send ,
- sentry duty ,
- sentry go ,
- set ,
- sheath ,
- shell ,
- shift ,
- shit ,
- shoes ,
- showcase ,
- shut up ,
- signify ,
- silence ,
- silent ,
- silly ,
- similar ,
- simply ,
- sing ,
- site ,
- situation ,
- skew-whiff ,
- slack ,
- slap ,
- slip ,
- sloughy ,
- slumber ,
- smack ,
- smooth ,
- so far ,
- soggy ,
- soh ,
- sol ,
- sole ,
- solely ,
- solitary ,
- some ,
- somehow ,
- someway ,
- someways ,
- sooner state ,
- soundless ,
- space ,
- spare-time activity ,
- speak ,
- specify ,
- spill ,
- spill the beans ,
- spot ,
- sprawling ,
- squashy ,
- stand for ,
- static ,
- station ,
- stead ,
- stillness ,
- stipulate ,
- stock-still ,
- stop ,
- straggling ,
- straight off ,
- straightaway ,
- strapper ,
- stray ,
- subject ,
- substantially ,
- substitution ,
- subterfuge ,
- sugarcoat ,
- suit ,
- superficial ,
- sure as shooting ,
- sure enough ,
- surely ,
- swampy ,
- swan ,
- swap ,
- swell ,
- switch over ,
- switching ,
- swop ,
- tack ,
- talk of the town ,
- talk through one's hat ,
- talking ,
- target ,
- tatterdemalion ,
- tattle ,
- taurus ,
- that is to say ,
- the least bit ,
- then again ,
- thence ,
- think ,
- think of ,
- thither ,
- thread ,
- throw ,
- thus far ,
- thusly ,
- tight ,
- time period ,
- to a fault ,
- to a lesser extent ,
- to boot ,
- to the lowest degree ,
- to wit ,
- today ,
- topographic point ,
- topsy-turvily ,
- tortuous ,
- totally ,
- tousled ,
- trade ,
- tramp ,
- tranquil ,
- tranquilize ,
- tranquillise ,
- tranquillize ,
- transposition ,
- trusted ,
- tumble-down ,
- turn off ,
- turn out ,
- type ,
- typeface ,
- typesetter's case ,
- unconnected ,
- unheeding ,
- unordered ,
- unpredictably ,
- unreasoning ,
- unrehearsed ,
- unruffled ,
- unsighted ,
- unsteadily ,
- unthinking ,
- untidily ,
- until now ,
- up to now ,
- upset ,
- upshot ,
- utter ,
- vagabond ,
- value ,
- veracious ,
- verbalise ,
- verbalize ,
- very well ,
- videlicet ,
- virtually ,
- viz. ,
- wagerer ,
- wanting ,
- wantonly ,
- ward ,
- waterlogged ,
- weave ,
- well-nigh ,
- wellspring ,
- what is more ,
- whatsoever ,
- whole ,
- wholly ,
- willy-nilly ,
- wind ,
- wonky ,
- woolgathering ,
- wrong .
- Anyways ,
- Anywise ,
- Bunglingly ,
- Desultorily ,
- Disregardfully ,
- Howsoever ,
- In transitu ,
- PER INCURIAM ,
- Unguardedly ,
- Via ,
- additionally ,
- after all ,
- aimlessly ,
- alike ,
- all the same ,
- also ,
- any old way ,
- any which way ,
- anyway ,
- around ,
- at all ,
- at all events ,
- at least ,
- at random ,
- besides ,
- better ,
- but ,
- by any means ,
- by way of ,
- careless ,
- case ,
- casually ,
- clumsily ,
- come what may ,
- cursorily ,
- dowdy ,
- else ,
- equally ,
- even so ,
- excessively ,
- for all that ,
- forgetfully ,
- frowsy ,
- frowzy ,
- generally speaking ,
- hand over head ,
- haphazard ,
- haphazardly ,
- having said that ,
- heedlessly ,
- helter-skelter ,
- how ,
- however ,
- in all events ,
- in any respect ,
- in any way ,
- in either way ,
- in spite of ,
- in whatever way ,
- inattentively ,
- inconsiderately ,
- instrumentality ,
- irregardless ,
- irregularly ,
- just the same ,
- leastways ,
- leastwise ,
- likewise ,
- messily ,
- messy ,
- moreover ,
- negligent ,
- negligently ,
- no matter what ,
- nohow ,
- now then ,
- offhand ,
- offhandedly ,
- once over lightly ,
- overly ,
- perfunctorily ,
- promiscuously ,
- random ,
- randomly ,
- rate ,
- recklessly ,
- regardless ,
- regardlessly ,
- same ,
- similarly ,
- slapdash ,
- slipshod ,
- sloppily ,
- sloppy ,
- slovenly ,
- still and all ,
- tactlessly ,
- this and that ,
- though ,
- thoughtlessly ,
- too ,
- under any circumstances ,
- unexpectedly ,
- unheedfully ,
- unheedingly ,
- unkempt ,
- unmindfully ,
- unthinkingly ,
- unwarily ,
- whatever ,
- whatever happens ,
- yet .
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How to use "Anyhow" in context?
In English, one word meaning "anyhow" is of French origin and is pronounced ah-nuh-vuh. The word is derived from the Old French word anevoir, meaning "to neglect". This usage may be from Latin anevum, meaning "new thing".
Paraphrases for Anyhow:
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
Anyways.
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Adverb
certainly, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, somehow.
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Verb, base form
Caught.
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Proper noun, singular
Homophones for Anyhow:
- ammine, aeonian, anu, anna, Anomy, a.m., anomia, amia, an, Ano, AM, awny, ammino, amoy, amah, amnio, Anne, annona, ana, aeonium, anhima, anion, ammonia, ani, aeon, anew, ammonium, anime, anonym, anoa, amen, ane, annam, anyway, anemone, annoy, amman, AMUN, amnion, anima, amine, awn, amenia, ain, aim, anaemia, annwn, a-one, anemia, A'man, any, annum, ammonium ion, anaheim, anomie, ANON, amino, amon, anon., Aum, ammo, ayin.
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without fear or favour
- Synonyms:
- even-handed.
