after all
C1 despite earlier problems or doubts:
The rain has stopped, so the game will go ahead after all.
B1 used to add information that shows that what you have just said is true:
I do like her - after all, she is my sister.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: connecting words which express a contrast
- again
- any way you slice it idiom
- at any rate idiom
- at least idiom
- best
- but
- disjunctive
- given
- however
- least
- might
- never
- nevertheless
- no thanks to sb idiom
- rate
- seeing (that)
- slice
- though
- tooth
- when
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