regardless

B2 Topic:Grammar & Function Words

US /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/ See IPA manual

Freq #6091

Meanings

1

adv
In spite of everything; anyway.

The weather was terrible, but they went ahead with the trip regardless.
2

prep
Paying no attention to; not affected by (usually 'regardless of').

The club is open to everyone, regardless of age.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in spite of everything;... anyhow anyway irrespective

2 prep · paying no attention to; not... regardless of

More algate alwaysanyhooanyroadanywaysanywhoanywise however

Opposites

attentively carefully circumspectly gingerly

Word family

Forms regardlesslyregardlessness

Derived forms disregardlessregardlesslyregardlessness

Related forms nevertheless thus

Etymology

From regard + -less.

Topics

Grammar & Function Words

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# regardless

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adv, prep
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/
**Frequency rank:** 6091

## Meanings
1. In spite of everything; anyway.
2. Paying no attention to; not affected by (usually 'regardless of').

## Examples
- The weather was terrible, but they went ahead with the trip regardless.
- The club is open to everyone, regardless of age.

## Synonyms
- algate
- always
- anyhoo
- anyhow
- anyroad
- anyway
- anyways
- anywho
- anywise
- however

## Antonyms
- attentively
- carefully
- circumspectly
- gingerly

## Derived Forms
- disregardless
- regardlessly
- regardlessness

## Related Forms
- nevertheless
- thus

## Etymology
From regard + -less.

## AI Etymology
Regardless comes from regard + -less. Modern senses include in spite of everything; anyway. and paying no attention to; not affected by (usually 'regardless of').. The wider word family includes derivatives such as disregardless, regardlessly, and regardlessness and related forms such as nevertheless and thus.

## Topics
- Grammar & Function Words

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