Synonyms

still nevertheless nonetheless even_so notwithstanding all_the_same withal yet

Examples

"although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it" "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed" "he was a stern yet fair master"

Used in print

However , the jury said it believes `` these two offices should be combined to achieve greater efficiency and reduce the cost of administration '' .

The Highway_Department source told The_Constitution , however , that Vandiver has not been consulted yet about the plans to issue the new rural roads bonds .

The campaign leading to the election was not so quiet , however .

Moritz , however , kicks only about 10 or 12 extra_points during each practice_session .

The record_books , however , would favor the Giants ' ace .

Examples

"the first part was easy the second, however, took hours"

Used in print

Recent research on Irenaeus , however , makes it evident that he does not consistently maintain this distinction .

Some of Curzon 's playing strikes me as finicky , however .

The element of public danger which enters so largely into architectural certification , however , would demand a prolonged study of structure .

Participation for the educator in this case , however , would have_to be raised to full and complete membership .

Examples

"The results, however general, are important" "they have begun, however reluctantly, to acknowledge the legitimacy of some of the opposition's concerns"

Used in print

However well_chosen and cleverly arranged , such memorabilia unfortunately amounted to more of an interruption than an auxiliary to the evening 's main business , which ( considering the talent at_hand ) should probably have been the gathering of fresh samples of the Chicago style .

However much we may have to criticize liberal theology 's constructive formulations , the theology we ourselves must strive to formulate can only go beyond liberalism , not behind it .

It appears that the dominant tendency of Mann 's early tales , however pictorial or even picturesque the surface , is already toward the symbolic , the emblematic , the expressionistic .

What we have seen in this chapter , we have seen only dimly , and yet the results , however general , are worth the search .

He is a trustee for the common good , however feeble the safeguards which the positive or municipal law of property provides against his misuse of that share of the common fund , wisely or unwisely , entrusted to his keeping .

Examples

"Victory, however it was brought about, was sweet" "however he did it, it was very clever"

Used in print

If the photographically realistic continuity of dreams , however bizarre their combinations , denies that it is purely a composition of the brain , it must be compounded from views of diverse realities , although some of them may never be encountered in what we are pleased to call the real_life .

Synonyms

nevertheless yet still but

Synonyms

how

Examples

"how did you catch the snake?" "he told us how he did it" (`however' is used as an intensive of `how' as in "however did you get here so soon?")

Related terms

intensifier