Synonyms for regardless
- adjective
- adverb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Irrespective — taking insufficient regard of; heedless; careless
irrespective, irregardless, heedless, careless, reckless, negligent, indifferent, unconcerned, neglectful, unmindful, slack, mindless, cursory, lax, inattentive, thoughtless, remiss, derelict US, unobservant, unheeding rare
Adverb
1. Anyway — anyway; irrespective of what has just been said
come what may, always, anyway, at all events, notwithstanding, anyhow, however dated, anywise rare
Other
either way, disirregardless rare, undisirregardless rare, disregardless rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Taking insufficient regard of; heedless; careless.
- adv. 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.
Related words
- Phrases
- regardless of
Example sentences
- irrespective I must go there irrespective of what you think.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| regardless | steady | |
| irrespective | falling | |
| irregardless | falling | |
| unobservant | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lax1
- 5 letters
- slack1
- 6 letters
- always2, anyway3, anyhow3, remiss2
- 7 letters
- however3, cursory3, anywise
- 8 letters
- reckless2, careless2, mindless2, derelict3, heedless
- 9 letters
- negligent3, unmindful, unheeding
- 10 letters
- neglectful3
- 11 letters
- indifferent3, thoughtless2, unconcerned3, inattentive4, unobservant
- 12 letters
- irrespective4, irregardless4
- 13 letters
- disregardless
- 15 letters
- notwithstanding4, disirregardless
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (always2 = 2 syllables).