nonetheless
adverb /ˌnʌnðəˈles/
/ˌnʌnðəˈles/
(also none the less)
(formal)- despite this fact synonym nevertheless
- The book is too long but, nonetheless, informative and entertaining.
- The problems are not serious. Nonetheless, we shall need to tackle them soon.
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.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryNonetheless is used with these verbs:- retain