anyways

adverb

any·​ways ˈe-nē-ˌwāz 

1

US, informal : anyhow, anyway

2

a

archaic : anywise

b

dialect : to any degree at all

Synonyms

• anyhow
• anyway
• regardless
• whatever

Examples of anyways in a Sentence

Who does that guy think he is anyways?

You're late. Anyways, at least you showed up.

Recent Examples on the Web

Feel the fear and do it anyways because the fear won’t just go away on its own. —Melissa Houston, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024

On the other, the way most Brazilian clubs have been run in recent decades is hardly a model of sustainability and decency anyways. —Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024

By the end of the 1990s, just about no recreational diver was using a mechanical watch anyways, so the whole idea of a mechanical dive watch today is a nostalgic exercise in postmodern irony. —Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024

Lorne Michaels had warned him that flying weekly between New York and London to film would be too grueling, but Yang went ahead with it anyways. —Sarah Burke, Them, 23 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a