nonetheless
adverb
none·the·less
ˌnən-t͟hə-ˈles 
: in spite of what has just been said : nevertheless
The hike was difficult, but fun nonetheless.
… smaller but nonetheless important research programs.—
Malcolm W. Browne
Malcolm W. BrowneMore removed from vineyards, but worth a side trip nonetheless, is the small city of Mirepoix.—Kim Marcus
Kim MarcusFish-belly gray and homely as oatmeal, it nonetheless evokes the fresh, mild scent and flavor of the catch of the day.—Nancy Coons
Nancy CoonsExamples of nonetheless in a Sentence
sometimes you can be a real jerk, but I like you nonetheless
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This work has taken place in what’s known as the Government Community Cloud, which is intended for information that is not classified but is nonetheless sensitive.
—Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 26 July 2025
Counsell understood the question was relating to the trade deadline but was trying to evade it nonetheless.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Or rather, its erasure is complex and, as with Mike Gold’s prescient trip to the suburbs, part of a larger ideological and material project that included an incomplete but nonetheless wide incorporation of immigrant Jewish life into dominant American ideas of race, politics, and identity.
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Yet the Trump Doctrine nonetheless suffers from three big problems.
—Hal Brands, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
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Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 26 July 2025
Counsell understood the question was relating to the trade deadline but was trying to evade it nonetheless.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Or rather, its erasure is complex and, as with Mike Gold’s prescient trip to the suburbs, part of a larger ideological and material project that included an incomplete but nonetheless wide incorporation of immigrant Jewish life into dominant American ideas of race, politics, and identity.
—Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
Yet the Trump Doctrine nonetheless suffers from three big problems.
—Hal Brands, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
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“Nonetheless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonetheless. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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nonetheless
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