Thesaurus results for WHATEVER

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adverb

Definition of whatever

as in regardless

in spite of everything whatever the reviews say, I still think it was a great play

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Relevance

whatever

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pronoun

(h)wät-ˈe-vər

as in anything

any of various other things that might also be mentioned looking for a job as writer or editor—or whatever—with a TV network newscast

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of whatever

Adverb

Wants to be sure her friends notice her new whatever-she's-wearing. — Arkansas Online, 8 May 2021 And so the Administration of Harvard, by its own admission, has taken no action whatever. — William F. Buckley Jr., National Review, 23 Oct. 2017 Obviously nobody is going to listen to me on the subject of clowns, so whatever. — Marc Snetiker, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2017 Most fares are less than $330, which is whatever-the-Norwegian-word-for-remarkable-is for flights that usually cost at least $750. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Mar. 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whatever

Adverb

Vatican watchers say the 71-year-old’s diagnosis could regardless have other unintended effects, not all of them negative.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Rachel is expected to quickly weaken and lose its tropical characteristics soon afterward regardless, bringing flooding rains inland through Sunday and Monday.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of regardless

Adverb

The activities bleed treacherously into each other—editing can involve rewriting, and writing, certainly in my case anyway, involves self-editing.

— Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
It is not expected to happen before Sunday’s game against Green Bay, although the new quarterback wouldn’t be active for that game anyway.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of anyway

Adverb

Traditional onstage glamour has been in desperate need of a cultural resurrection anyways.

— Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
His proposal was rejected but Freeman patented his prototype anyways, with the hope that the concept would be revisited in the future.

— Shirl Leigh May 22, New Atlas, 22 May 2026