regardless

Adjective · Adverb
US[ruh-gahrd-luhs]/rəˈɡɑrdləs/3 syllables
Synonyms: carelessirrespectivedisregardlessno matterdisregarding

Open English WordNet

Adverb (1)

  1. in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks“he carried on regardless of the difficulties”Synonyms: irrespectivedisregardlessno matterdisregarding

Adjective (1)

  1. (usually followed by ‘of’) without due thought or consideration“careless of the consequences”“crushing the blooms with regardless tread”Synonyms: carelessOpposite attentiveSimilar heedless, unheeding
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Translations

Adverb anyway, despite everything

Spanish
de todos modos
French
quand même
German
dennoch
Italian
comunque
Turkish
ne olursa olsun
Polish
mimo wszystko
Swedish
oavsett
Greek
άσχετα áscheta
Catalan
malgrat tot
Esperanto
senrigarde
1 more language
Finnish
siitä huolimatta

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Re·gard′less adjective

1. Having no regard; heedless; careless; as, regardless of life, consequences, dignity.

Regardless of the bliss wherein he sat.— John Milton

2. Not regarded; slighted. rare The Spectator

Synonyms: Heedless; negligent; careless; indifferent; unconcerned; inattentive; unobservant; neglectful.

— Re·gard′wb-a1′>′less·ly, adverb — Re·gard′wb-a1′>′less·ness, noun

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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