just the same

adverb

Anyway; nevertheless.

“He didn't like it one bit, but he smiled just the same.”

Similar
all the sameeven sononethelesswithal
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Meanings

adverb
  1. idiomaticAnyway; nevertheless.

    He didn't like it one bit, but he smiled just the same.

    Synonyms: all the same, even so, nonetheless, withal

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbAnyway; nevertheless.

Similar
all the sameeven sononethelesswithal
Also see
all the samebuteven sohaving said thathowevernathelessneverthelessstill and allwithal

Translations

Czech stejně
  • stejnědespite
Finnish siitä huolimatta, kuitenkin
  • siitä huolimattadespite
  • kuitenkindespite
German dennoch, gleichwohl
  • dennochdespite
  • gleichwohldespite
  • trotzdemdespite
Hungarian mégis, azért
  • mégisdespite
  • azértdespite
Italian ugualmente
  • ugualmentedespite
Polish i tak, a jednak
  • i takdespite
  • a jednakdespite
Russian всё-таки, всё равно́
  • всё-таки (vsjo-taki)despite
  • всё равно́ (vsjo ravnó)despite
Cite this entry
APA

just the same. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20the%20same

MLA

“just the same.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20the%20same. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “just the same,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20the%20same.

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