Synonyms for however
haʊˈɛv ərhow·ev·er

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1. however

   But ranges from the faintest contrast to absolute negation; as, I am willing to go, but (on the other hand) content to stay; he is not an honest man, but (on the contrary) a villain. The contrast may be with a silent thought; as, but let us go (it being understood that we might stay longer). In restrictive use, except and excepting are slightly more emphatic than but; we say, no injury but a scratch; or, no injury except some painful bruises. Such expressions as "words are but breath" (nothing but) may be referred to the restrictive use by ellipsis. So may the use of but in the sense of unless; as, "it never rains but it pours." To the same head must be referred the conditional use; as, "you may go, but with your father's consent" (i. e., "provided you have," "except that you must have," etc.). "Doubt but" is now less used than the more logical "doubt that." But never becomes a full synonym for and; and adds something like, but adds something different; "brave and tender" implies that tenderness is natural to the brave; "brave but tender" implies that bravery and tenderness are rarely combined. For the concessive use, compare NOTWITHSTANDING.

   Synonyms:
   and, barely, besides, but, except, further, just, merely, moreover, nevertheless, notwithstanding, notwithstanding, only, provided, save, still, that, tho, unless, yet

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

   despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

   "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"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go"

   Synonyms:
   yet, withal, thus far, so far, nonetheless, up to now, til now, still, until now, notwithstanding, all the same, stock-still, nevertheless, hitherto, as yet, even, in time, heretofore, even so

2. howeveradverb

   by contrast; on the other hand

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

   Synonyms:
   nevertheless, withal, nonetheless, still, all the same, even so, notwithstanding, yet

3. howeveradverb

   to whatever degree or extent

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

   Synonyms:
   nevertheless, withal, nonetheless, still, all the same, even so, notwithstanding, yet

4. howeveradverb

   in whatever way or manner

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

   Synonyms:
   nevertheless, withal, nonetheless, still, all the same, even so, notwithstanding, yet

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1. howeveradjective

   Synonyms:
   howsoever, in whatever manner, in whatever degree

2. howeverconj.

   Synonyms:
   yet, still, nevertheless, but, though, notwithstanding

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1. List of paraphrases for "however":

   nevertheless, but, nonetheless, yet, though, notwithstanding, conversely, still, toutefois, instead

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1. Lori Tremmel Freeman:

   When you think about that this virus has the potential to double every two days, then in a couple of weeks we're going to be facing a lot of cases of Omicron, that modeling implies that sometime in January, we will be at a different stage of recognizing Omicron, maybe as even a predominant virus. However, we still are learning about the severity, transmissibility.

2. Kim Smolderen:

   Some of these programs have been shown to improve blood pressure levels, whether or not the blood vessel health would directly be impacted by these programs, however, will need further investigation.

3. Victoria Buklova:

   At the same time, theoretically, Trevor Reed can be exchanged for one of the convicted Russian citizens in the United States for further serving Trevor Reed sentence in America. However, this issue is already outside of Reed's defence.

4. Charles Li:

   We have a pretty solid portfolio of organic growth. However, if there are opportunities that present themselves that add value...we will look at them, we are not actively looking for something.

5. Thorvaldur Ingvarsson:

   Our ultimate goal is to replace the function of the lost limb, and we've been doing so step-by-step and doing very well. However, as our technology move on - you have sensors for muscles, you're able to replace function by the new mind-controlled prosthetics - the next step might be to get sensing from the environment so you have a feedback loop.