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
The mega-corporation (owned by Amazon), as Tolentino argues, budgets for this kind of light shoplifting anyway.
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Such a collision would be extraordinarily rare, anyway.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
When the Mafia snatches her anyway, his PTSD returns and launches him on a dark path to vengeance.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
In his head, Wallstedt had already moved on to the next game, the next shot, the next save, and the next chance to keep the Stars and their fans quiet, for a minute or so anyway.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Such a collision would be extraordinarily rare, anyway.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
When the Mafia snatches her anyway, his PTSD returns and launches him on a dark path to vengeance.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
In his head, Wallstedt had already moved on to the next game, the next shot, the next save, and the next chance to keep the Stars and their fans quiet, for a minute or so anyway.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
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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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Analysts say the Israeli military often uses randomly generated international numbers since phone calls are not permitted between the two countries, technically at war for decades.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The team randomly assigned half of the patients a weekly semaglutide shot and the other half a placebo for six months.—
Dr. Grace Hagan,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Objects that formed between the soot and frost lines will be less dense, will have the capacity to possess some volatiles, and can have a wide variety of masses, but should always have rock-and-metal cores.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Apr. 2026
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But the most beautiful machine is and always will be the human body.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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If Alvaro Arbeloa’s side pick up all three points there, Barca will win La Liga regardless by beating Madrid in El Clasico on Sunday, May 10.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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But the company is owned by a hedge fund, and many readers opt to shop small regardless.—
Mark Pearson,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The lottery is kind of a crapshoot anyways.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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The exception was Thursday, when oil prices surged higher but the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite mounted a rally anyways, in an encouraging sign.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Anyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anyway. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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