whatever
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
whatever
- /ʍɒtˈɛv.ə/ UK
- /wɒtˈɛv.ə/ UK
- /wʌtˈɛv.ɚ/ US
- [wʌɾˈɛv.ɚ] US
Rhymes with -ɛvə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English whatever. By surface analysis, what + -ever.
noun whatevers
- A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten. As far as I'm concerned Alec is dead. Whatever they've got in there, that...whatever.
determiner
- What ever; emphatic form of 'what'. Good heavens! Whatever time is it?!
- Regardless of the ... that; for any ... that. Whatever your choice, there will be consequences.
- Any ... that; of no matter what type or kind that. Whatever doubts I had were quickly dispelled.
- Any; of no matter what type or kind. He must be stopped, whatever the cost.
pronoun
- What ever; emphasised form of 'what', used to ask which thing, event, circumstance, etc. Whatever do you mean?
- Regardless of anything that. Whatever he does, he will still lose the game.
- Anything that; all that. Do whatever works.
- Anything; thing(s) of unspecified kind, or no matter what kind; sometimes used to indicate that the speaker does not care about options. I don't need any of this stuff, so take whatever.
adverb
- At all; in any way; whatsoever. There is no point whatever in going on with this discussion.
- In what way; to what extent. Whatever does it matter now?
interjection
-
A holophrastic expression used to dismiss something that the speaker doesn't care about, doesn't think important, or doesn't want to consider or discuss any further. Sometimes conceived as an ellipsis of whatever you say, implying feigned deference: whatever you say [apparently must be true].
Near-synonyms: meh, so what
Similar: whatev, whevs, what the fuck ever, whatever you say, whoopee do, if you say so, meh, so what
adjective more whatever · most whatever
- Unexceptional or unimportant; blah. All in all, I guess I shouldn't be complaining, but the rest of the show, imho, was very whatever-ish.
noun whatevers
- Something whose exact kind or nature is unimportant; a thingy. How would you feel if you're a plant elf, and your daily bonus is tied to the number of whatevers you produce, and then this big clumsy thing barges in and knocks your rate back for the whole week?
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: whatsoever, any, some, anyways, anyhow, anyway, what, this, that, anything, brief, all, nonsense, yeah, like, irrespective
Translations
Every language
det regardless of the … that; for any … that
| Español | cualquier (a), quequier |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무엇이든 mueosideun, 도대체 무엇이 dodaeche mueosi, 것은 무엇이든지 geoseun mueosideunji |
| 中文 | 不管怎樣 /不管怎样 bùguǎnzěnyàng |
| Português | qualquer que seja |
| Français | quel que soit, n'importe quel, n'importe quelle, peu importe, tant pis |
| Deutsch | was auch immer, Jacke wie Hose |
| Italiano | qualunque, qualsiasi, qualsivoglia |
| Ελληνικά | ό,τι ó,ti, οτιδήποτε otidípote |
| Русский | како́й бы ни kakój by ni, любо́й ljubój, како́й бы то ни́ бы́ло kakój by to ní býlo |
| العربية | أَيّ ʔayy, أَيَّمَا ʔayyamā, مَهْمَا mahmā |
pron Translations
| Español | no importa, da igual, lo que sea, cualquiera, quequier |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 不管什麼 /不管什么 bùguǎn shénme, 隨便 /随便 suíbiàn |
| Português | qualquer coisa |
| Français | n'importe quoi, peu importe |
| Deutsch | egal |
| Italiano | qualunque cosa, qualsiasi cosa, checché |
| Ελληνικά | ό,τι ó,ti |
| Русский | что уго́дно što ugódno |
| العربية | مَهْمَا مَا mahmā |
intj indicating the speaker does not care what someone says
| Español | como sea, lo que sea, no importa, da igual, lo que digas, lo que tú digas |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | どうでもいい！ Dōdemo ii!, 勝手にしろ katte ni shiro, ご勝手に！ Gokatte ni! |
| 中文 | 隨便 /随便 suíbiàn, 好吧 hǎo ba |
| Português | tanto faz, que seja, tanto faz como tanto fez, dane-se, foda-se |
| Français | bof, c'est ça !, qu'importe |
| Deutsch | naja, egal, nebbich |
| Italiano | vabbè |
| Ελληνικά | καλά κρασιά kalá krasiá |
| Română | mă rog |
| Русский | всё равно́ vsjo ravnó, ну и ла́дно nu i ládno, какая разница kakaja raznica, прое́хали projéxali, фи fi |
| Tiếng Việt | kệ |
| العربية | طُز ṭuz |
| עברית | שיהיה sheyihiyé, מה שתגיד ma shetagíd, מה שתגידי ma shetagídi |
Talk about this word "whatever." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whatever. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. whatever. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/whatever "whatever." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whatever.Cite this
@misc{whatever_2026,
title = {whatever},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whatever},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
