anyhow

adverb

any·​how ˈe-nē-ˌhau̇ 

1

a

: in any manner whatever

b

: in a haphazard manner

2

a

: at any rate

b

: in any event

Synonyms

• anyway
• anyways [chiefly dialect]
• regardless
• whatever

Examples of anyhow in a Sentence

It's OK if we don't go to the movie. I'm not that interested in seeing it anyhow.

What exactly did she mean by that anyhow?

Recent Examples on the Web

But as Leo Schwartz reports, none of the executives responsible face prison—for the time being, anyhow. —Nick Rockel, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024

If grass won’t grow in an area anyhow, consider planting groundcovers instead. —Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 July 2024

The speculation is that Democrats then might go along with reversing the rule, reasoning that Trump would scrap it anyhow and that the savings might as well be used on something. —Peter Sullivan, Axios, 11 July 2024

As the girls grew used to the dark, each could make out the other’s shape; the darkness anyhow seemed thinner up here at the top of the building. —Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

anyhow

adverb

any·​how ˈen-ē-ˌhau̇ 

1

: in any way, manner, or order

2

: in any case