as in whatever
in spite of everything
the weather looked bad, but they were resolved to go on with their picnic regardless
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Relevance
as in reckless
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Recent Examples of regardless
Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
Ideally, of course, the team could deliver that same brand of basketball regardless.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025
Powell’s term as chairman is up next year regardless.
—The Editors, National Review, 22 Apr. 2025
Some might suggest that these delusions of grandeur are designed to tranquilize the nervous masses; regardless, the public obviously craves them.
—Lauren Stienstra, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
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Adverb
But regardless, they are set up to move forward with the comfort knowing that their investments, and their potential future splashes, are protected.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
Ideally, of course, the team could deliver that same brand of basketball regardless.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025
Powell’s term as chairman is up next year regardless.
—The Editors, National Review, 22 Apr. 2025
Some might suggest that these delusions of grandeur are designed to tranquilize the nervous masses; regardless, the public obviously craves them.
—Lauren Stienstra, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regardless
Adverb
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Wants to be sure her friends notice her new whatever-she's-wearing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 May 2021
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And so the Administration of Harvard, by its own admission, has taken no action whatever.—
William F. Buckley Jr.,
National Review,
23 Oct. 2017
Adjective
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Mark Dial, a former Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot a motorist during an August 2023 traffic stop, faces up to six years in prison as a jury convicted him of voluntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and possessing an instrument of crime, but acquitted him of murder charges.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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The student was taken into custody and transported to the Meriden Police Department where they were charged with first-degree arson, reckless burning, first-degree criminal mischief and second-degree breach of peace.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Ball is too inattentive on that end despite his impressive offensive skill set, and Miller is quite skinny and struggles to wall up on opposing guards and wings through his core.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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For instance, trust will be eroded when a person demonstrates a lack of temperance, which manifests as being agitated, impatient, inattentive, rash, and anxious instead of being composed, patient, prudent, self-controlled, and calm.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ellie is rash and impulsive; Dina is lovestruck; Jesse is loyal and selfless.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2025
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For instance, entrepreneurs under chronic stress might make rash business investments without considering long-term profitability.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In August 2023, using the FWC’s report on the crash, prosecutors initially charged Pino with only three counts of misdemeanor careless boating.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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Being a careless jackass but also irresistibly charming is a tough needle to thread.—
Staff Author Published,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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The cowboy operates on his own personal code heedless of others.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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More significantly, the vengeful felon-in-chief has sent a clear-cut message: Oppose his heedless, plainly unconstitutional actions in court — one of the only avenues left to fight Trump’s creeping authoritarianism — and there will be a dear price to pay.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That's what sets a prudent decision apart from an impetuous one.—
Vipin Thomas,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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After the events of the first season, the HBO series’ dual protagonists—Joel (Pedro Pascal), a grizzled smuggler, and Ellie (Bella Ramsey), his impetuous surrogate daughter—decided to settle in Jackson, Wyoming, joining perhaps the only remaining human outpost governed by hope rather than by fear.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Letting a house of that size sit untouched is an act of thoughtless extravagance.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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The Twist in The Woman in the Yard Is a New Low for Trauma Horror Horror that’s really about trauma is now the norm, but there’s something particularly thoughtless about this film’s treatment of mental health.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Regardless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regardless. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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