nevertheless
adverb OPAL WOPAL S
/ˌnevəðəˈles/
/ˌnevərðəˈles/
- despite something that you have just mentioned synonym nonetheless
- There is little chance that we will succeed in changing the law. Nevertheless, it is important that we try.
- Our defeat was expected but it is disappointing nevertheless.
- The old system had its flaws, but nevertheless it was preferable to the new one.
Extra Examples- He was an engaging and polite pupil, who nevertheless had the inevitable schoolboy troubles.
- The comedy turns dark and subversive, but nevertheless remains comedy.
- The standard of refereeing in Scotland is good, but mistakes are nevertheless made.
Language Bank neverthelessneverthelessConceding a point and making a counterargument- While the film is undoubtedly too long, it is nevertheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
- It can be argued that the movie is too long. It is nonetheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
- The film is undoubtedly too long. Still, it is an intriguing piece of cinema.
- Of course, huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie, but it is nevertheless a successful piece of storytelling.
- Critics are wrong to argue that the film’s plot is too complicated. Certainly there are a couple of major twists, but audiences will have no difficulty following them.
- It is true that you cannot make a good movie without a good script, but it is equally true that a talented director can make a good script into an excellent film.
- It remains to be seen whether these two movies herald a new era of westerns, but there is no doubt that they represent welcome additions to the genre.