Meanings
- conjunctivenot comparableIn any case. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement.
Anyhow, he is dead now.
1 more example
I think they’re asleep; anyhow, they’re quiet.
Synonyms: anyway
- not comparableWithout care or tidiness; recklessly, negligently or randomly.
It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow, — as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle - SingaporeSinglishbroadlynot comparableThoughtlessly, randomly, without careful consideration.
Compare Hokkien 亂／乱 (loān) and 四散 (sì-sòaⁿ).
2 more examples
No lah! Don’t anyhow say! But you also look so different, Vasoo. First time I’ve seen you without your uniform!
1994, Michael Chiang, “Private Parts”, in Private Parts & Other Play Things, →ISBN, page 270Don’t anyhow, please. Told you guys he’s just a friend.
2024, Jojo Chia, Afternoon Yuan Yang Club, Epigram Books, →ISBN
- SingaporeSinglishnot comparablepredicativeRandom, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration.
Even the newspaper recommendation oso anyhow one.
2024 December 13, gwbasic, “Is it all the food influencers cannot make it?”, in HardwareZone Forums1 more example
Rabak, to refer to something messed up: Eh bro, your hairdresser anyhow sia, your hair damn rabak.
2022 January 25, Jean Wong, Cassandra Nerva, Jerald Ang, “34 Singlish Phrases to Know Before Visiting Singapore”, in tripzilla.com, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2024Synonyms: half-fuck
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn any way or manner whatever.
adverbIn any case. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement.
adjectiveRandom, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbused to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
adverbin any way whatsoever
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁oy-no-kós
- Proto-Germanic*ainagaz
- Proto-West Germanic*ainag
- Old Englishǣniġ
- Middle Englishani
- Englishany
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷís
- Proto-Germanic*hwō
- Old Englishhū
- Middle Englishhow
- Englishhow
- Englishanyhow
Translations
Basque edonola
- edonolain any way, in any manner
Bulgarian както и да е, така или иначе
- както и да е (kakto i da e)in any way, in any manner
- така или иначе (taka ili inače)in any way, in any manner
Catalan en qualsevol cas, de qualsevol manera
- en qualsevol casin any way, in any manner
- de qualsevol manerain any way, in any manner
- tot i aixíin any way, in any manner
Dutch hoe dan ook, in ieder geval
- hoe dan ookin any way, in any manner
- in ieder gevalin any way, in any manner
Esperanto iel
- ielin any way, in any manner
Finnish miten tahansa, tavalla tai toisella
- miten tahansain any way, in any manner
- tavalla tai toisellain any way, in any manner
- keinolla millä hyvänsäin any way, in any manner
French de toute manière, de toute façon
- de toute manièrein any way, in any manner
- de toute façonin any way, in any manner
- en tout casin any way, in any manner
German irgendwie
- irgendwiein any way, in any manner
Greek όπως και να έχει
- όπως και να έχει (ópos kai na échei)in any way, in any manner
Hebrew בְּכָל אֹפֶן
- בְּכָל אֹפֶן (b'chol ófen)in any way, in any manner
Hungarian akárhogy, akárhogyan
- akárhogyin any way, in any manner
- akárhogyanin any way, in any manner
- bárhogyin any way, in any manner
- bárhogyanin any way, in any manner
Italian in ogni caso, in ogni modo
- in ogni casoin any way, in any manner
- in ogni modoin any way, in any manner
- in qualche modoin any way, in any manner
- in qualsiasi modoin any way, in any manner
- comunquein any way, in any manner
- come capitain any way, in any manner
Japanese とにかく, 何しろ
- とにかく (tonikaku)in any way, in any manner
- 何しろ (nani-shiro)in any way, in any manner
Latin saltem
- saltemin any way, in any manner
Māori ahakoa he aha
- ahakoa he ahain any way, in any manner
Persian در هر حال, در هر صورت
- در هر حالin any way, in any manner
- در هر صورتin any way, in any manner
Polish jakkolwiek, w jakikolwiek sposób
- jakkolwiekin any way, in any manner
- w jakikolwiek sposóbin any way, in any manner
Portuguese de qualquer modo, de todo modo
- de qualquer modoin any way, in any manner
- de todo modoin any way, in any manner
Russian так и́ли ина́че
- так и́ли ина́че (tak íli ináče)in any way, in any manner
Swedish hur som helst
- hur som helstin any way, in any manner
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with anyhow
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Cite this entry
anyhow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anyhow
“anyhow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anyhow. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anyhow,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anyhow.
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