even so

adverb

Synonyms of even sonext
: in spite of that : nevertheless

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I know you claim not to care about the breakup; even so, you keep talking about it.
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These last two are the largest, but even so, somehow the one for paper is never big enough. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 3 June 2026 But even so, for all the talk of City running into form at the perfect time, the perfect time would have been at least a month earlier. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2026 The salad spinner and vinegar methods were equally good, getting most of the cyclospora eggs off, but even so, some were left on the fruit. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 Although Homer does not say so, enslaved women in a royal house would scarcely have had the power to refuse male visitors, even so surly a bunch as the suitors. — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for even so

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First Known Use

1561, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of even so was in 1561

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“Even so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20so. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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