regardless
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regardless
- /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/ US
- /ɹɪˈɡɑːd.lɪs/ UK
adverb
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Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.
Tatiana knew the meat had passed its expiry date, but she ate it regardless.
Similar: anyway
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Anyway; irrespective of what has just been said.
The proposal may become law, or it may not. Regardless, we will adopt it as a club rule.
Similar: irregardless, irrespective, anyhow, anyway, at any rate, come what may, in any case
Similar: after all, algate, always, any road up, anyhoo, anyhow, anyroad, anyway, anyways, anywise, anywho, at all events, at any rate, be it what it would, come what may, hab or nab, however, in any case, in any event, regardless · Opposite: attentively, carefully, circumspectly, gingerly
adjective more regardless · most regardless
- Paying no attention to; ignoring. Hippolita, ſcarce more alive than her daughter, was regardleſs of every thing but her: but when the tender Iſabella’s care would have likewiſe removed her, while the ſurgeons examined Matilda’s wound, ſhe cried, remove me! never! never! I lived but in her, and will expire with her.
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Taking insufficient regard of; heedless; careless.
Always deceived in fact by his own wishes, and regardless of little besides his own convenience.
Similar: careless, cursory, derelict, heedless, irregardless, irrespective, lash, lax, incautious, neglectful, negligent, reckless
preposition
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Synonym of regardless of; paying no attention to.
Tatiana ate the cauliflower regardless its colour.
Similar: regardless of
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: irrespective, disregardless, heedless, thoughtless, unheeding, careless, irregardless, disregarding, no matter, irrespectively, indistinctly, indiscriminately, nevermind, despite, spite, independent
adverb
Similar: after all, algate, always, any road up, anyhoo, anyhow, anyroad, anyway, anyways, anywise, anywho, at all events, at any rate, be it what it would, come what may, hab or nab, however, in any case, in any event, regardless · Opposite: attentively, carefully, circumspectly, gingerly
Translations
Every language
adv 1 & 2. anyway
| Español | pese a todo/ello, a pesar de todo/ello, sin importar(le) nada, sin importarle (nada) |
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| Français | malgré tout, malgré cela, en dépit de cela, quand même |
| Deutsch | trotzdem, dennoch |
| Italiano | comunque, in ogni caso, nonostante, senza tener conto |
adj having no regard
| Deutsch | rücksichtslos |
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| Italiano | irrispettoso |
Talk about this word "regardless." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/regardless. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. regardless. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/regardless "regardless." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/regardless.Cite this
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