Meanings
phrase
- Even so; nonetheless.
Christmas is exploited by capitalism. That said, it is still a religious festival.
Synonyms: having said that, that being said, be that as it may, all that said, nevertheless
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseEven so; nonetheless.
Origin
According to Garner's fourth edition, an elliptical nominative absolute standing for that having been said.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 儘管如此 /尽管如此, 可是
- 儘管如此 /尽管如此 (jǐnguǎn rúcǐ)even so
- 可是 (kěshì)even so
- 话虽如此 (huàsuīrúcǐ)even so
Dutch dat gezegd hebbende, desalniettemin
- dat gezegd hebbendeeven so
- desalniettemineven so
Finnish siitä huolimatta
- siitä huolimattaeven so
French cela dit, cela étant
- cela diteven so
- cela étanteven so
- ceci diteven so
German bei alledem, trotz alledem
- bei alledemeven so
- trotz alledemeven so
- dessen ungeachteteven so
- wie auch immereven so
- davon abgeseheneven so
Hungarian ezzel együtt, ettől függetlenül
- ezzel együtteven so
- ettől függetlenüleven so
- ettől mégeven so
- ugyanakkoreven so
- mindamelletteven so
- mindazonáltaleven so
Italian ciò detto
- ciò dettoeven so
Japanese とは言え, とは言うものの
- とは言え (to wa ie)even so
- とは言うものの (to wa iu mono no)even so
Korean 그래도
- 그래도 (geuraedo)even so
Norwegian Bokmål når det er sagt
- når det er sagteven so
Polish mimo wszystko
- mimo wszystkoeven so
Portuguese mesmo assim, dito isto
- mesmo assimeven so
- dito istoeven so
Russian и всё-таки, и всё же
- и всё-таки (i vsjo-taki)even so
- и всё же (i vsjo že)even so
- при э́том (pri étom)even so
- тем не ме́нее (tem ne méneje)even so
- как ни крути́ (kak ni krutí)even so
Scottish Gaelic air dhomh sin a ràdh, air dhuinn sin a ràdh
- air dhomh sin a ràdheven so
- air dhuinn sin a ràdheven so
Spanish ahora bien, dicho lo cual
- ahora bieneven so
- dicho lo cualeven so
- dicho/con eso/aquello (todo)even so
Swedish med det sagt
- med det sagteven so
Cite this entry
APA
that said. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that%20said
MLA
“that said.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that%20said. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “that said,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that%20said.
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