however

adverb

(conjunctive) Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.

(conjunctive) In contrast.

(degree, fused relative) Regardless of how; no matter how

(manner, fused relative) In any way in which; how.

(manner, fused relative) Regardless of how; regardless of the way in which.

(informal, manner) In any way that one likes or chooses; in a haphazard or spontaneous way.

(interrogative) How ever: an emphatic form of how, used to ask in what manner.

(obsolete) In any case, at any rate, at all events.

Synonyms for however

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