Meanings
adverb
alternative howsever
- Regardless of the way in which.
Howsoever they pleaded, their pleas went unheard.
- In any manner whatsoever.
The party to this agreement may use the property whensoever and howsoever he or she pleases.
- To whatever degree or extent.
Their evidence, howsoever true it may have been, was not believed.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Middle Englishhowsoevere
- Englishhowsoever
From Middle English howsoevere, how-so-evere, how so evere. By surface analysis, how + so + ever.
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Rhymes with howsoever
howevernevereverwhateverforeverwheneverwherevercleverwhatsoeverwhoeverleverTrevorwhicheverendeavorendeavourwhomeverseverwhosoeverwhomsoeverwheresoeverwhithersoevernow or nevernow-or-nevertherever
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APA
howsoever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/howsoever
MLA
“howsoever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/howsoever. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “howsoever,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/howsoever.
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