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regardless

  • adverb
  • /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/

Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.

Example

“Tatiana knew the meat had passed its expiry date, but she ate it regardless.”

Other meanings

  1. 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.”

Synonyms

  • no matter

Related words

  • disregardless
  • regardlessly
  • regardlessness
  • regardless of

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “regardless” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.