Synonyms for however
haʊˈɛv ərhow·ev·er

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1. however

   But ranges from the faintest contrast to absolute negation; as, I am willing to go, but (on the other hand) content to stay; he is not an honest man, but (on the contrary) a villain. The contrast may be with a silent thought; as, but let us go (it being understood that we might stay longer). In restrictive use, except and excepting are slightly more emphatic than but; we say, no injury but a scratch; or, no injury except some painful bruises. Such expressions as "words are but breath" (nothing but) may be referred to the restrictive use by ellipsis. So may the use of but in the sense of unless; as, "it never rains but it pours." To the same head must be referred the conditional use; as, "you may go, but with your father's consent" (i. e., "provided you have," "except that you must have," etc.). "Doubt but" is now less used than the more logical "doubt that." But never becomes a full synonym for and; and adds something like, but adds something different; "brave and tender" implies that tenderness is natural to the brave; "brave but tender" implies that bravery and tenderness are rarely combined. For the concessive use, compare NOTWITHSTANDING.

   Synonyms:
   and, barely, besides, but, except, further, just, merely, moreover, nevertheless, notwithstanding, notwithstanding, only, provided, save, still, that, tho, unless, yet

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 4 votes

1. however, nevertheless, withal, still, yet, all the same, even so, nonetheless, notwithstandingadverb

   despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

   "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go"

   Synonyms:
   yet, withal, thus far, so far, nonetheless, up to now, til now, still, until now, notwithstanding, all the same, stock-still, nevertheless, hitherto, as yet, even, in time, heretofore, even so

2. howeveradverb

   by contrast; on the other hand

   "the first part was easy; the second, however, took hours"

   Synonyms:
   nevertheless, withal, nonetheless, still, all the same, even so, notwithstanding, yet

3. howeveradverb

   to whatever degree or extent

   "The results, however general, are important"; "they have begun, however reluctantly, to acknowledge the legitimacy of some of the opposition's concerns"

   Synonyms:
   nevertheless, withal, nonetheless, still, all the same, even so, notwithstanding, yet

4. howeveradverb

   in whatever way or manner

   "Victory, however it was brought about, was sweet"; "however he did it, it was very clever"

   Synonyms:
   nevertheless, withal, nonetheless, still, all the same, even so, notwithstanding, yet

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. howeveradjective

   Synonyms:
   howsoever, in whatever manner, in whatever degree

2. howeverconj.

   Synonyms:
   yet, still, nevertheless, but, though, notwithstanding

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1. List of paraphrases for "however":

   nevertheless, but, nonetheless, yet, though, notwithstanding, conversely, still, toutefois, instead

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How to use however in a sentence?

1. Raj Dasgupta:

   They also may be facilitated by fatigue or sleep deprivation, however, most hypnic jerks occur essentially at random in healthy people.

2. Yehia Rashed:

   The first quarter is down about 40 percent compared to last year. However, there is a positive with every negative. The Gulf business is up about 45 percent from last year.

3. Darrell Issa:

   As one of the architects of ObamaCare, Jonathan Gruber is in a unique position to shed light on the ‘lack of transparency’ surrounding the passage of the President’s health care law, however he has so far been unwilling to fully comply with the Oversight Committee’s repeated requests, this week, Dr. Gruber repeatedly refused to answer several key questions, including the amount of taxpayer funds he received for his work on ObamaCare. The American people deserve not just an apology, but a full accounting, which Dr. Gruber must provide.

4. Marie Kondo:

   Certainly emails and texts can spark joy -- think of a message from a loved one or friend that made you smile or laugh, however, I think their spark joy impact is probably less than that of tangible items.

5. Al Bello/Getty Images:

   We see you, value you and accept you. My role ; however, is also to stand up here, having asked our world governing body, FINA, to investigate, deliberate and uphold the cornerstone of fairness in elite women’s competition, and it pains me that this part of my role, may injure, infuriate and potentially alienate people from an already-marginalized trans community.