anyhow

Meaning

Adv

1. (not-comparable) In any way or manner whatever.
2. (conjunctive, not-comparable) In any case. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement.
3. (not-comparable) Without care or tidiness; recklessly, negligently or randomly.
4. (Singapore, Singlish, broadly, not-comparable) Thoughtlessly, randomly, without careful consideration.

Adj

Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration.

Synonyms

anyway

in any case

somehow

at any rate

in some way

nevertheless

however

in any event

in any way

at all events

haphazardly

generally speaking

carelessly

after all

any old way

anyways

by any means

all the same

come what will

at least

howbeit

whatever happens

even so

casually

come what may

either way

flippantly

just the same

lightly

loiteringly

negligently

nothing

notwithstanding

regardless

simply

slapdash

someway

though

by some means

dawdlingly

no matter what

all kinds of this

maybe

minimally

anyone

at best

nohow

nonetheless

anywho

anyhoo

Translations

de toute façon

auf jeden Fall

comunque

in ogni caso

sowieso

irgendwie

jedenfalls

en tout cas

in ieder geval

en todo caso

de toute manière

quand même

de todas formas

en qualsevol cas

sin embargo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛn.i.haʊ/

Etymology

From any + how.