as in regardless
in spite of everything
whatever the reviews say, I still think it was a great play
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(h)wät-ˈe-vər
as in anything
any of various other things that might also be mentioned
looking for a job as writer or editor—or whatever—with a TV network newscast
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Recent Examples of whatever
Arkansas Online, 8 May 2021
And so the Administration of Harvard, by its own admission, has taken no action whatever.
—William F. Buckley Jr., National Review, 23 Oct. 2017
Obviously nobody is going to listen to me on the subject of clowns, so whatever.
—Marc Snetiker, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2017
Most fares are less than $330, which is whatever-the-Norwegian-word-for-remarkable-is for flights that usually cost at least $750.
—Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Mar. 2017
Adverb
Wants to be sure her friends notice her new whatever-she's-wearing.
—Arkansas Online, 8 May 2021
And so the Administration of Harvard, by its own admission, has taken no action whatever.
—William F. Buckley Jr., National Review, 23 Oct. 2017
Obviously nobody is going to listen to me on the subject of clowns, so whatever.
—Marc Snetiker, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2017
Most fares are less than $330, which is whatever-the-Norwegian-word-for-remarkable-is for flights that usually cost at least $750.
—Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whatever
Adverb
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So consider the current situation a victory regardless.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Survivors bear no responsibility for the violence that happens to them—but the world makes every effort to place the burden on us regardless.—
Amanda Nguyen,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Trump officials may take a $2.4 billion contract from Verizon and give it to Musk’s company anyway.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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But gasoline still might be only a few cents a gallon more expensive anyway, because global oil markets are pushing the price of oil down right now, Kloza said.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Oh, and be sure to extend your OOO dates anyways, as this spot requires a minimum five-night stay…In other words, don’t threaten us with a good time.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
20 Feb. 2025
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The only drawback is a common one with Chromebooks, the lack of much onboard storage, but they're made for cloud work anyways and this offer can snag you three free months of Google One AI Premium which includes 2TB of Google Drive room.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PCMAG,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Whatever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whatever. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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