regardless

About 17.65 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adverb Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.

   Tatiana knew the meat had passed its expiry date, but she ate it regardless.

2. adverb 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.

3. adjective Paying no attention to; ignoring.
4. adjective Taking insufficient regard of; heedless; careless.
5. preposition Synonym of regardless of; paying no attention to.

   Tatiana ate the cauliflower regardless its colour.

Similar words

irrespective disregardless heedless thoughtless unheeding careless irregardless disregarding no matter irrespectively

Often followed by

of whether if how

Word family

regardlessly regardlessness regardlessnesses