Meanings
alternative e'en so
- not comparableIn spite of that (preceding a remark (or fact) within a given discourse).
The colors are a bit bright. Even so, I love this room's design.
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"Why not? What's wrong with rabbits? Are they any worse than a neurotic, revolutionary humanity, full of nervous hate?" "But we're not rabbits, even so," said Hammond.
1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 4, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Gutenberg edition, [Florence, Italy]: [ […] Tipografia Giuntina, […]], →OCLC; republished as Lady Chatterley’s Lover (eBook no. 0100181h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, August 2011, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2020[T]he American Airlines pilots union softened its stand and offered to accept lower wages for flying smaller "regional jets." Even so, airline management rejected the offer.
1997 February 13, Scot Woods, “The Not-So Friendly Skies”, in Time, retrieved 27 Oct 2015But reform legislation enacted in 2010 . . . created a system of subsidies to help families pay for coverage. Even so, insurance doesn’t come cheap.
2009 December 25, Paul Krugman, “Tidings of Comfort”, in New York Times, retrieved 27 Oct 2015Synonyms: nonetheless, nevertheless, be that as it may, having said that, that said, all that said, still, all that said
- archaicnot comparableExactly thus: in exactly such a manner (as said or surmised); of precisely such a nature; precisely so.
Near-synonym: just so
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—You don't mean to tell me that you're the very man whom they've been seeking? —Even so. 'Tis I.
Pistol: Trail'st thou the puissant pike? King Henry V: Even so. What are you?
1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]"I am thankful that […] no syllable of rude verse has ever profaned my lips." "You have, then, limited your efforts to sacred song?" "Even so. As the psalms of David exceed all other language, so does the psalmody that has been fitted to them by the divines and sages of the land, surpass all vain poetry. Happily, I may say, that I utter nothing but the thoughts and the wishes of the King of Israel himself […]"
1826, [James Fenimore Cooper], chapter 2, in The Last of the Mohicans; a Narrative of 1757. […], volume I, Philadelphia, Pa.: H[enry] C[harles] Carey & I[saac] Lea— […], →OCLC, page 25"Hester! Hester Prynne!", said he; "is it thou? Art thou in life?" "Even so," she answered.
1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, chapter 17, in The Scarlet LetterHe may be thought inconsistent, and even so he is.
1857, Herman Melville, chapter 14, in The Confidence ManSynonyms: just so
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn spite of that (preceding a remark (or fact) within a given discourse).
adverbExactly thus: in exactly such a manner (as said or surmised); of precisely such a nature; precisely so.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbdespite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek καὶ ὡς
- καὶ ὡς (kaì hōs)in spite of the preceding remark or facts
Catalan tot i així, tot i això
- tot i aixíin spite of the preceding remark or facts
- tot i aixòin spite of the preceding remark or facts
Chinese Mandarin 即使這樣 /即使这样, 雖然如此 /虽然如此
- 即使這樣 /即使这样 (jíshǐ zhèyàng)in spite of the preceding remark or facts
- 雖然如此 /虽然如此 (suīrán rúcǐ)in spite of the preceding remark or facts
Dutch desondanks, zelfs dan
- desondanksin spite of the preceding remark or facts
- zelfs danin spite of the preceding remark or facts
- tochin spite of the preceding remark or facts
Finnish siitä huolimatta
- siitä huolimattain spite of the preceding remark or facts
French quand même
- quand mêmein spite of the preceding remark or facts
German selbst dann, auch dann
- selbst dannin spite of the preceding remark or facts
- auch dannin spite of the preceding remark or facts
- dennochin spite of the preceding remark or facts
Greek εντούτιος
- εντούτιος (entoútios)in spite of the preceding remark or facts
Hebrew בְּכָל זֹאת
- בְּכָל זֹאת (bekhol zot)in spite of the preceding remark or facts
Irish mar sin féin
- mar sin féinin spite of the preceding remark or facts
Italian tuttavia, ciononostante
- tuttaviain spite of the preceding remark or facts
- ciononostantein spite of the preceding remark or facts
Polish mimo tego, że
- mimo tego, żein spite of the preceding remark or facts
Portuguese ainda assim, mesmo assim
- ainda assimin spite of the preceding remark or facts
- mesmo assimin spite of the preceding remark or facts
Russian несмотря́ на э́то
- несмотря́ на э́то (nesmotrjá na éto)in spite of the preceding remark or facts
Spanish aun así
- aun asíin spite of the preceding remark or facts
Swedish likväl, ändå
- likvälin spite of the preceding remark or facts
- ändåin spite of the preceding remark or facts
- i alla fallin spite of the preceding remark or facts
- trots detin spite of the preceding remark or facts
Tagalog kahit
- kahitin spite of the preceding remark or facts
Tamil ஆனாலும், இருந்தாலும்
- ஆனாலும் (āṉālum)in spite of the preceding remark or facts
- இருந்தாலும் (iruntālum)in spite of the preceding remark or facts
Turkish yine de
- yine dein spite of the preceding remark or facts
Cite this entry
even so. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even%20so
“even so.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even%20so. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “even so,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/even%20so.
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