at any rate as a adverb: - 1
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at any rate
adverb
1 at any rate
Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement:
— But at any rate he got a knighthood for it.
synonyms: anyhow, anyway, anyways, in any case, in any event.
Roget 604:
resolutely
etc.
adj.;
in earnest,
in good earnest;
seriously,
joking apart,
earnestly,
heart and soul;
on one's mettle;
manfully,
like a man,
with a high hand;
with a strong hand
etc.
(exertion)
686.
at any rate,
at any risk,
at any hazard,
at any price,
at any cost,
at any sacrifice;
at all hazards,
at all risks,
at all events;
a' bis ou a blanc [Fr.];
cost what it may;
coute [Fr.];
a tort et a travers†;
once for all;
neck or nothing;
rain or shine.
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Roget 30:
in return,
in consideration;
but,
however,
yet,
still,
notwithstanding;
nevertheless,
nathless†,
none the less;
although,
though;
albeit,
howbeit;
mauger†;
at all events,
at any rate;
be that as it may,
for all that,
even so,
on the other,
hand,
at the same time,
quoad minus [Lat.],
quand meme [Fr.],
however that may be;
after all is said and done;
taking one thing with another
etc.
(average)
29.
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Roget 474:
certainly
etc.
adj.;
for certain,
certes [Lat.],
sure,
no doubt,
doubtless,
and no mistake,
flagrante delicto [Lat.],
sure enough,
to be sure,
of course,
as a matter of course,
a coup sur,
to a certainty;
in truth
etc.
(truly)
494;
at any rate,
at all events;
without fail;
coute que coute [Fr.],
coute qu'il coute [Fr.];
whatever may happen,
if the worst come to the worst;
come what may,
happen what may,
come what will;
sink or swim;
rain or shine.
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Roget 494:
truly
etc.
adj.;
verily,
indeed,
really,
in reality;
with truth
etc.
(veracity)
543;
certainly
etc.
(certain)
474;
actually
etc.
(existence)
1;
in effect
etc.
(intrinsically)
5.
exactly
etc.
adj.;
ad amussim [Lat.];
verbatim,
verbatim et literatim [Lat.];
word for word,
literally,
literatim [Lat.],
totidem vervis [Lat.],
sic,
to the letter,
chapter and verse,
ipsissimis verbis [Lat.];
ad unguem [Lat.];
to an inch;
to a nicety,
to a hair,
to a tittle,
to a turn,
to a T;
au pied de la lettre [Fr.];
neither more nor less;
in every respect,
in all respects;
sous tous les rapports [Fr.];
at any rate,
at all events;
strictly speaking.
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2 at any rate
If nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial):
— They felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary.
— The influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching.
synonyms: at least, leastways, leastwise.
Moby thesaurus: absolutely, after a fashion, after all, again, albeit, all the same, although, and no mistake, anyhow, anyway, anywise, appreciably, assuredly, at all, at all events, at best, at least, at most, at the least, at the most, at the outside, at worst, but, by all means, by any means, certainly, clearly, comparatively, decidedly, decisively, definitely, detectably, distinctly, even, even so, fairly, for a certainty, for a fact, for all that, for certain, for sure, forsooth, howbeit, however, in a manner, in a way, in any case, in any event, in any way, in part, in some measure, in truth, incompletely, indeed, indeedy, irregardless, just the same, leastwise, merely, mildly, moderately, modestly, most assuredly, most certainly, nevertheless, nohow, nonetheless, not comprehensively, not exhaustively, nothing else but, notwithstanding, of course, only, part, partially, partly, positively, pro tanto, purely, rather, regardless, relatively, simply, so far, somewhat, still, surely, though, thus far, to a certainty, to a degree, to some degree, tolerably, truly, unequivocally, unmistakably, visibly, when, yet ... show more.
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