Meaning & use

nonetheless

adverb·Academic

In spite of that; nevertheless.

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The traffic was awful; nonetheless, she arrived at the interview on time.

The task was difficult, but they nonetheless finished it before the deadline.

A note on using this word

Interchangeable with "nevertheless" in almost every context, though slightly less formal in feel.

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