no matter what

phrase

Regardless of, in spite of, whatever.

“No matter what, it's still a good idea.”

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come hell or high watercome rain or shinecome what maythrough thick and thin
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Meanings

phrase
  1. Regardless of, in spite of, whatever.

    I'm going running tomorrow no matter what the weather is doing.

  2. Regardless; in any case; even in adverse circumstances.

    No matter what, it's still a good idea.

    2 more examples

    This project will be finished by July no matter what.

    “From what I’ve been told, she said she saw her father strangle somebody. If that’s true, then it’s not our victim because she wasn’t strangled,” Meads mentioned. “Then again, if she were a child, maybe her perception of what happened is off. But no matter what, when they find her, I’ll go to Canada to talk to her.”

    2026 September 3, Shreya Lele, “The “Lady of the Dunes” Was Found Murdered in 1974. Nearly 50 Years Later, She Got Her Name Back”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2026

    Synonyms: come hell or high water, come rain or shine, come what may, through thick and thin

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseRegardless; in any case; even in adverse circumstances.

Similar
come hell or high watercome rain or shinecome what maythrough thick and thin
Also see
at all costsby any meansby hook or by crookcome hell or high watercome what mayin any eventwhatever you do

Translations

Arabic مَهْمَا
  • مَهْمَا (mahmā)whatever
Chinese Mandarin 無論如何 /无论如何, 無論如何 /无论如何
  • 無論如何 /无论如何 (wúlùnrúhé)whatever
  • 無論如何 /无论如何 (wúlùnrúhé)under any circumstances, whatever happens
Danish uanset hvad
  • uanset hvadwhatever
Dutch om het even wat, wat ook
  • om het even watwhatever
  • wat ookwhatever
  • wat dan ookwhatever
  • onverschillig watwhatever
Finnish mitä tahansa, ihan sama mitä
  • mitä tahansawhatever
  • ihan sama mitäwhatever
  • kaikesta huolimattaunder any circumstances, whatever happens
  • mikä ikinä tapahtuukaanunder any circumstances, whatever happens
  • mikä tahansa tapahtuukaanunder any circumstances, whatever happens
French peu importe, quel que soit
  • peu importewhatever
  • quel que soitwhatever
  • quoi qu'il arriveunder any circumstances, whatever happens
German was auch immer, egal was
  • was auch immerwhatever
  • egal waswhatever
  • egal was passiertunder any circumstances, whatever happens
  • komme, was wolleunder any circumstances, whatever happens
Greek πάση θυσία
  • πάση θυσία (pási thysía)whatever
Hebrew לֹא מְשַׁנֶּה מַה, יִהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה
  • לֹא מְשַׁנֶּה מַה (lo m'shané má)whatever
  • יִהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה (yihyé 'ashér yihyé)whatever
  • מַה שֶּׁלֹּא יִהְיֶה (ma sheló yih'yé)whatever
Hungarian bármi, akármi
  • bármiwhatever
  • akármiwhatever
  • lesz, ami leszunder any circumstances, whatever happens
  • akármi/bármi/akárhogy/bárhogy/akárhogyan/bárhogyan is leszunder any circumstances, whatever happens
  • mindenképpenunder any circumstances, whatever happens
  • mindenféleképpenunder any circumstances, whatever happens
  • bármi történjék isunder any circumstances, whatever happens
Italian non importa, succeda quel che succeda
  • non importawhatever
  • succeda quel che succedaunder any circumstances, whatever happens
  • caschi il mondounder any circumstances, whatever happens
  • sempre e comunqueunder any circumstances, whatever happens
  • a prescindereunder any circumstances, whatever happens
Japanese 何が何でも, とにかく
  • 何が何でも (nani ga nan demo)whatever
  • とにかく (tonikaku)whatever
Korean 무엇이든지
  • 무엇이든지 (mueosideunji)whatever
Norwegian uansett
  • uansettwhatever
Polish co by nie, jak by nie było
  • co by niewhatever
  • jak by nie byłounder any circumstances, whatever happens
  • jak by nie patrzećunder any circumstances, whatever happens
Portuguese não importa o que, aconteça o que acontecer
  • não importa o quewhatever
  • aconteça o que acontecerunder any circumstances, whatever happens
  • não importa o que aconteçaunder any circumstances, whatever happens
Romanian orice
  • oricewhatever
Russian всё равно́, несмотря́ ни на что́
  • всё равно́ (vsjo ravnó)whatever
  • несмотря́ ни на что́ (nesmotrjá ni na štó)under any circumstances, whatever happens
  • во что́ бы то ни ста́ло (vo štó by to ni stálo)under any circumstances, whatever happens
Spanish no/sin importa qué, no/sin importa lo que
  • no/sin importa quéwhatever
  • no/sin importa lo quewhatever
  • da igual quéwhatever
  • da igual lo quewhatever
  • sí o síunder any circumstances, whatever happens
  • sin importar nadaunder any circumstances, whatever happens
  • como seaunder any circumstances, whatever happens
  • a huevounder any circumstances, whatever happens
  • le duela a quien le duelaunder any circumstances, whatever happens
  • le doliese/doliera a quien le doliese/dolieraunder any circumstances, whatever happens
  • le doliere a quien le doliereunder any circumstances, whatever happens
Swedish vare sig, oavsett
  • vare sigwhatever
  • oavsettwhatever
Thai ไม่ว่าอย่างไรก็ตาม
  • ไม่ว่าอย่างไรก็ตามunder any circumstances, whatever happens
Turkish ne olursa olsun
  • ne olursa olsununder any circumstances, whatever happens
Ukrainian незважа́ючи ні на що
  • незважа́ючи ні на що (nezvažájučy ni na ščo)under any circumstances, whatever happens
Vietnamese dù thế nào đi chăng nữa
  • dù thế nào đi chăng nữawhatever
Yiddish אָווע־טאָווע
  • אָווע־טאָווע (ove-tove)under any circumstances, whatever happens
Cite this entry
APA

no matter what. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20matter%20what

MLA

“no matter what.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20matter%20what. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no matter what,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20matter%20what.

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