However crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “However” are STILL, with 5 letters. Below are 7 answers from 3 to 15 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

YET 3 letters · adverb

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession) “he was a stern yet fair master”

STILL 5 letters · adverb

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession) “granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go”

WITHAL 6 letters · adverb

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

NONETHELESS 11 letters · adverb

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

NEVERTHELESS 12 letters · adverb

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession) “while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed”

NOTWITHSTANDING 15 letters · adverb

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

What “however” means

• adverb: despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession) (“although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it”)
• adverb: by contrast; on the other hand (“the first part was easy; the second, however, took hours”)
• adverb: to whatever degree or extent (“The results, however general, are important”)
• adverb: in whatever way or manner (“Victory, however it was brought about, was sweet”)

A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.

About these answers

We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as HOWEVER, and words whose definition is HOWEVER. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.