notwithstanding

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

Etymology

From Middle English notwithstandinge, notwithstondyng, natwithstandyng, equivalent to not + withstanding. Compare Middle English notgainstonding, not aȝenstondynge, of similar meaning and formation.

In classic literature

Synonyms

however, nevertheless, withal, still, yet, all the same, even so, nonetheless

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