anyways

adverb

any·​ways ˈe-nē-ˌwāz How to pronounce anyways (audio)
1
US, informal : anyhow, anyway
2
a
archaic : anywise
b
dialect : to any degree at all

Examples of anyways in a Sentence

Who does that guy think he is anyways? You're late. Anyways, at least you showed up.
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Bosses might assume these doubts will slow Gen Z down, but 54% still regularly browse for new roles anyways. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025 He’s told not to pull the blood ticks from his internal organs but does it anyways, resulting in one of the little pests letting out a spray of toxic gas, killing everyone in the room. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025 Heyne says that, despite official reluctance to recognize the location of the Führerbunker and offer anything interesting for tourists to see there, tourists, with the help of guidebooks, came to the site anyways. Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 3 Sep. 2025 If refusing to allow these Chinese students to attend our schools causes 15 percent of them to fail then these schools should fail anyways because they are being propped up by the CCP. Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anyways

Word History

First Known Use

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of anyways was in the 13th century

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“Anyways.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anyways. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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