in any event

prepositional phrase

At any rate: anyhow, regardless (emphasizing that a point doesn't matter or hardly matters).

“Near-synonyms: nonetheless, nevertheless, come what may”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticAt any rate: anyhow, regardless (emphasizing that a point doesn't matter or hardly matters).

    Near-synonyms: nonetheless, nevertheless, come what may

    1 more example

    The product is duly prohibited by law, but in any event, it is still available on the black market.

    Synonyms: at all events, in any case, anyway, nonetheless, nevertheless, come what may

  2. idiomaticAt any rate: by any measure, any way one slices it, in every case, no matter what (emphasizing that a point matters so much that there is no case in which it does not matter).

    You can grumble all you like, but in any event, you'd better be there at the appointed time.

    Synonyms: at all events, in any case, no matter what

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, any, event.

    Kinetics might be described as a series of events, and in any event, there is some instant at which some change begins.

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseAt any rate: anyhow, regardless (emphasizing that a point doesn't matter or hardly matters).

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prepositional phraseAt any rate: by any measure, any way one slices it, in every case, no matter what (emphasizing that a point matters so much that there is no case in which it does not matter).

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More synonyms by meaning

adverbused to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish joka tapauksessa
  • joka tapauksessaat any rate — see also in any case
Irish ar aon nós, ar aon chaoi
  • ar aon nósat any rate — see also in any case
  • ar aon chaoiat any rate — see also in any case
  • ar aon chumaat any rate — see also in any case
  • ar chuma ar bithat any rate — see also in any case
  • ar chaoi ar bithat any rate — see also in any case
  • pé scéal éat any rate — see also in any case
Latin saltem
  • saltemat any rate — see also in any case
Polish tak czy owak
  • tak czy owakat any rate — see also in any case
Turkish her hâlde, her hâlükârda
  • her hâldeat any rate — see also in any case
  • her hâlükârdaat any rate — see also in any case
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APA

in any event. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20any%20event

MLA

“in any event.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20any%20event. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in any event,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20any%20event.

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