Notwithstanding

Definition: Notwithstanding

Notwithstanding

Adverb

1. Despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go".

Date "notwithstanding" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Synonyms: Notwithstanding

Synonyms: all the same (adv), even so (adv), however (adv), nevertheless (adv), nonetheless (adv), still (adv), withal (adv), yet (adv). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Compensation	Adverb: in return, in consideration; but, however, yet, still, notwithstanding; nevertheless, nathless, none the less; although, though; albeit, howbeit; mauger; at all events, at any rate; be that as it may, for all that, even so, on the other, hand, at the same time, quoad minus, quand meme, however that may be; after all is said and done; taking one thing with another; (average).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	She and Roslyn founded the town 97 years ago. Rumor and innuendo notwithstanding, they were just good friends (Northern Exposure; writing credit: Khadijah Hashim)
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Domain	Title
Books	Notwithstanding My Weakness (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Notwithstanding (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	But, notwithstanding such resistance, the king's person and authority are still both secured, and so no danger to governor or government. (Second Treatise of Government)
US Constitution	1791	Clause 2: This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding. (reference)
Marbury v. Madison	1803	It would declare that if the legislature shall do what is expressly forbidden, such act, notwithstanding the express prohibition, is in reality effectual. (reference)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	This provision will apply notwithstanding any proceedings or prosecution before a tribunal in Germany or in the territory of her allies. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
A Christmas Carol	Dickens, Charles	His nephew left the room without an angry word, notwithstanding.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Let us enter notwithstanding.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Similarly, another modification, which would maintain tax and legal stability notwithstanding changes within the capital structure of the T&D consortium, is also being discussed. (references)
		The Saudi Arabian market has always been receptive to high quality U.S. products and services-- notwithstanding the government's policies actively support domestic industries by requiring government agencies to purchase locally manufactured products when available. (references)
Economic History	Philippines	Notwithstanding an 18 percent drop in importation of medical equipment, industry insiders are optimistic about a 5 percent growth this year. (references)
	Syria	In addition, tariffs remain high and import restrictions are numerous, notwithstanding a slow-growing list of goods the private sector is permitted to import. (references)
	Saudi Arabia	The market was relatively flat in 1999 and 2000; notwithstanding the recovery in the price of oil and the expectations that it will improve Saudi economic performance. (references)
Human Rights	Switzerland	The 1967 revised Military Penal Code (MPC) requires that all war crimes or violations of the Geneva Convention be prosecuted and tried in Switzerland, notwithstanding where a crime was committed and whether the defendant is member of an army or a civilian. (references)
Political Economy	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	The seizures of foreign investors' property by past governments which are still unresolved, refusal to honor customs' exoneration commitments, and the government's slowness in resolving claims for payment reduce the attractiveness of the investment climate, notwithstanding passage of the 1995 legislation. (references)
Political Rights	Morocco	Constitutional provisions establishing periodic free elections notwithstanding, citizens do not have the full right to change their government. (references)
Travel	Turkey	A fee will be collected, notwithstanding the type of visa issued. (references)
Worker Rights	Nepal	These legal protections notwithstanding, resources devoted to their enforcement are limited, and children work in many sectors of the economy. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	LORD, n. In American society, an English tourist above the state of a costermonger, as, lord 'Aberdasher, Lord Hartisan and so forth. The traveling Briton of lesser degree is addressed as "Sir," as, Sir 'Arry Donkiboi, or 'Amstead 'Eath. The word "Lord" is sometimes used, also, as a title of the Supreme Being; but this is thought to be rather flattery than true reverence. Miss Sallie Ann Splurge, of her own accord, Wedded a wandering English lord -- Wedded and took him to dwell with her "paw," A parent who throve by the practice of Draw. Lord Cadde I don't hesitate to declare Unworthy the father-in-legal care Of that elderly sport, notwithstanding the truth That Cadde had renounced all the follies of youth; For, sad to relate, he'd arrived at the stage Of existence that's marked by the vices of age. Among them, cupidity caused him to urge Repeated demands on the pocket of Splurge, Till, wrecked in his fortune, that gentleman saw Inadequate aid in the practice of Draw, And took, as a means of augmenting his pelf, To the business of being a lord himself. His neat-fitting garments he wilfully shed And sacked himself strangely in checks instead; Denuded his chin, but retained at each ear A whisker that looked like a blasted career. He painted his neck an incarnadine hue Each morning and varnished it all that he knew. The moony monocular set in his eye Appeared to be scanning the Sweet Bye-and-Bye. His head was enroofed with a billycock hat, And his low-necked shoes were aduncous and flat. In speech he eschewed his American ways, Denying his nose to the use of his A's And dulling their edge till the delicate sense Of a babe at their temper could take no offence. His H's -- 'twas most inexpressibly sweet, The patter they made as they fell at his feet! Re-outfitted thus, Mr. Splurge without fear Began as Lord Splurge his recouping career. Alas, the Divinity shaping his end Entertained other views and decided to send His lordship in horror, despair and dismay From the land of the nobleman's natural prey. For, smit with his Old World ways, Lady Cadde Fell -- suffering Caesar! -- in love with her dad! G.J.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
John Adams	1797-1801	We can not, without committing a dangerous imprudence, abandon those measures of self protection which are adapted to our situation and to which, notwithstanding our pacific policy, the violence and injustice of others may again compel us to resort.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Notwithstanding" is generally used as a preposition (except "of") -- approximately 77.21% of the time. "Notwithstanding" is used about 701 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Preposition (except "of")	77.21%	541	11,416
Adverb (general)	21.23%	149	25,810
Conjunction (subordinating)	1.57%	11	106,044
Total	100.00%	701	N/A

Expression using "notwithstanding": notwithstanding that. Additional references.
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Language		Translations for "notwithstanding"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		ten spyte van (defiantly, despite, in spite of). (various references)

Albanian		qoftë edhe, pamvarësisht se, pamvarësisht nga, megjithatë (after all, all the same, at the same time, even so, for all that, however, nevertheless, nonetheless). (various references)

Arabic		‏ومع ذلك (and so on, nevertheless, none the less), ‏على الرغم من (despite, for, in spite of, not, that, while, with high hand). (various references)

Bulgarian		въпреки всичко (after all, for all that, nevertheless, nonetheless, regardless, still), въпреки (athwart, despite, regardless of, with), все пак (after all, all the same, however, still, tho', though, yet), макар че (although, tho', though, when). (various references)

Czech		nicménì (however, nevertheless, still, though), nehledì na (apart from), přestože, přesto (after all, all the same, even so, in spite of, nevertheless, regardless, still, yet), přes (above, across, beyond, by, despite, in spite of, over, past, through, via). (various references)

Danish		uanset bestemmelserne i stk 1 (notwithstanding paragraph 1), retsafgoerelse,som kan fuldbyrdes uanset appel eller genoptagelse (judgment which is enforceable notwithstanding that it may be appealed against), fastslå,at sagen ikke skal afvises på grund af tilsidesættelse af formforskrifter (declare that the application complies with the formal requirements and is admissible, declare the application admissible notwithstanding the failure to observe the formal requirements). (various references)

Dutch		niettegenstaande (defiantly, despite, in spite of), in weerwil van (defiantly, despite, in spite of). (various references)

Esperanto		malgraŭ (despite, in spite of). (various references)

Faeroese		hóast (although, despite, in spite of, though). (various references)

Farsi		علی رغم , باوجوداینکه (Though), باوجود (Despite), بدون توجه (Uninterested). (various references)

Finnish		huolimatta (despite, in spite of, notwhitstanding). (various references)

French		tout de même, quand même, malgré tout, malgré. (various references)

German		ungeachtet (defiantly, degardless of, despite, in spite of, irrespective of, irrespectively, regardless, regardless of), trotz (contrariness, defiance, defiantly, despite, for, in spite of, with). (various references)

Greek		μολαταύτα (for all that, however, nevertheless), μολονότι (albeit, although, tho', though, while), παρά (although, despite, from, in spite of, mere, than), παρ' όλο που. (various references)

Hebrew		למרות (although, despite, disobey, in spite of, rebel against), אף על פי כן (all the same, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, still). (various references)

Hungarian		ellenére (despite, in spite of, in the teeth of, with), dacára (despite, in spite of). (various references)

Indonesian		meskipun (but, though). (various references)

Italian		nonostante (after, although, despite, even though, for all, in spite of, nevertheless, spite, vexation, with), tuttavia (anyhow, but, however, nevertheless, still, though, yet), malgrado (after, although, despite, even though, for, for all, in spite of). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		乍 (all, although, both, during, though, while, while doing), 其れでも (and yet, but, even so, nevertheless). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ながら (all, although, both, during, though, while, while doing), それでも (and yet, but, even so, nevertheless). (various references)

Manx		ny yei shen (consequently, nevertheless, subsequently, thereafter), lurg ooilley (lastly, moreover), kione harrish shen, foast (besides, even, furthermore, hereafter, moreover, still, thus far, too, yet), er son shen, agh son shen as ooilley. (various references)

Papiamen		apesar di (defiantly, despite, in spite of), apesar (defiantly, despite, in spite of). (various references)

Pig Latin		otwithstandingnay.(various references)

Polish		pomimo (despite, in spite of). (various references)

Portuguese		não obstante (after all, albeit, but, despite, despite of, nevertheless, none the less, regardless of, still, though, withal). (various references)

Romanian		totuşi (all the same, anyway, anywise, at all, but, for all that, however, natheless, nevertheless, still, though, yet), fãrã a ţine seama de, deşi (although, as, if, though, when, while, whilst), cu toate acestea (all the same, anyway, anywise, but, for all that, howbeit, natheless, nevertheless, though, yet), în ciuda (despite, for all, in defiance of, in despite of, in spite of, in the face of, with). (various references)

Russian		хотя (albeit, although, thou, though), тем не менее (albeit, all the same, however, just the same, nevertheless, none the less, nonetheless, still), вопреки (contrary to, despite, in contempt of, not withstanding), однако (however, nonetheless, though), несмотря на то что (while). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		uprkos tome (regardless, therewithal), uprkos (despite, nevertheless, spite: in spite of, tooth: in the teeth of), premda (although, though), pored svega toga, pored (along, alongside, alongside of, bedside, beside, besides, by, close to, near, next to, past, spite: in spite of), pokraj (along, beside, by, hereby), opet za to, mada (although, even though, tho', though), iako (albeit, although, though, while, whiles). (various references)

Spanish		sin embargo (all the same, anyhow, anyway, but, however, just the same, nevertheless, nonetheless, still, though). (various references)

Swedish		oaktat (but, however, nevertheless, though, yet). (various references)

Turkish		yine de (after all, all the same, at any rate, at the same time, but then, considering, even so, howbeit, just, nevertheless, none the less, nonetheless, nontheless, still, though, yet), rağmen (after all, altho, although, as, but what, but yet, considering, despite, even though, for all, in despite of, in spite of, spite of, whilst), -mesine rağmen, mamafih, karşın (albeit, altho, although, althought, as, but yet, despite, for all, in despite of, in spite of, per contra, spite of), gerçi (albeit, altho, although, though), -dığı halde (whilst), bununla beraber (at the same time, nevertheless, none the less, nonetheless, nontheless, therewithal, withal), buna rağmen (even so, even then, for all that, howbeit, nevertheless, still). (various references)

Ukrainian		хоч (albeit, although, as, though, whereas, while, whilst), всупереч (after, against, athwart, contrary to, counter), все одно, однак (albeit, but, however, howsoever, nonetheless, yet), незважаючи на те, що (although), незважаючи на (after, in spite of, nevertheless, regardless, with, without respect to), проте (albeit, and, but, however, howsoever, nevertheless, nonetheless, out of accord, still, yet). (various references)

Vietnamese		tuy thế m� (none), tuy nhiên (tho', though), mặc dù (howbeit), cũng cứ; ấy thế m� , bất kể. (various references)

Welsh		serch (affection, although, attachment, love). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	nihilominus, nihilominus nichilominus, verumtamen verumptamen. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Acts Chapter 15, Verse 34
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Edoxen de tw sila epimeinai autou
Latin	405	Vulgate	[]
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	But it was seyn to Silas, to dwelle there; and Judas wente aloone to Jerusalem.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Not with stondynge it pleasyd Sylas to abyde there still.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Notwithstanding, it pleased Silas to abide there still.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	[]
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Language	Acts Chapter 15, Verse 34
Albanian	Por Silës iu duk mirë të mbetej aty.
Cebuano	Apan gipakamaayo ni Silas ang pagpabilin ra didto.
Chinese	�" 惟有西拉定意仍住在那裡〕
Croatian	#
Dutch	Maar het dacht Silas goed aldaar te blijven.
French	Toutefois Silas trouva bon de rester.
German	Es gefiel aber Silas, daß er dabliebe.
Haitian Creole	Men, Silas te pran desizyon pou l' te rete.
Hungarian	De Silásnak tetszék ott maradni.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Tetapi Silas suka juga tinggal di sana.
Italian	.
Latvian	Tomçr Sîla nolçma palikt tur, bet Jûda aizgâja viens uz Jeruzalemi.
Maori	Heoi i pai a Hira kia noho ki reira.
Norwegian	Silas fant det best å bli der.
Portuguese	[Mas pareceu bem a Silas ficar ali.]
Rumanian	Totuw Sila a gqsit cu cale sq rqmknq acolo.
Shuar	Tura Séras Juáktinian wakerukmiayi.
Swahili	missing
Swedish	+
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Misspellings
	"Notwithstanding" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: notwihtstanding. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "notwithstanding" (pronounced nÄ'twi'thsta"nding)
10	-w i' th s t a" n d i ng	withstanding.
7	-s t a" n d i ng	misunderstanding, outstanding, standing, understanding.
5	-a" n d i ng	banding, branding, commanding, demanding, disbanding, expanding, handing, landing, sanding, stranding.
4	-n d i ng	apprehending, abounding, amending, ascending, astounding, attending, bending, binding, blending, blinding, bonding, bounding, commending, compounding, comprehending, condescending, confounding, contending, corresponding, defending, defunding, depending, descending, ending, expending, expounding, extending, fending, finding, founding, freestanding, funding, grandstanding, grinding, grounding, hounding, impending, intending, lending, longstanding, masterminding, mending, minding, misspending, nonbinding, offending, outspending, overextending, overfunding, overspending, pending, portending, pounding, pretending, rebounding, recommending, refunding, relending, reminding, rending, rescinding, resounding, responding, rounding, sending, sounding, spellbinding, spending, surrounding, suspending, tending, transcending, trending, unbending, underfunding, unending, unwinding, upstanding, vending, wending, winding, wounding.
3	-d i ng	applauding, acceding, according, abiding, adding, affording, aiding, alluding, avoiding, awarding, backsliding, balding, bedding, beheading, beholding, bidding, biding, bleeding, blockading, boarding, bombarding, braiding, breading, breeding, brooding, budding, building, cascading, ceding, cheerleading, chiding, clouding, codding, coding, coinciding, colliding, colluding, conceding, concluding, confiding, cording, crowding, crusading, deciding, decoding, defrauding, degrading, deluding, denuding, deriding, discarding, disregarding, dividing, downgrading, downloading, dreading, eluding, encoding, eroding, evading, exceeding, excluding, exploding, extruding, fading, featherbedding, feeding, feuding, Fielding, flooding, folding, forbidding, foreboding, forwarding, gadding, gilding, girding, Gladding, gliding, goading, Godding, grading, guarding, guiding, handholding, heading, heeding, heralding, herding, hiding, hoarding, holding, impeding, imploding, inbreeding, including, interceding, intruding, invading, joyriding, kidding, kneading, lading, landholding, lauding, leading, loading, madding, marauding, masquerading, Melding, misleading, misreading, molding, moulding, needing, nodding, nonbuilding, outbidding, overbuilding, overcrowding, overloading, overriding, padding, parading, persuading, pervading, pleading, plodding, preceding, precluding, presiding, proceeding, prodding, proofreading, protruding, providing, pudding, punctuating, raiding, railroading, reading, rebuilding, receding, recording, Redding, Reding, regarding, rereading, residing, retarding, retreading, rewarding, ridding, riding, rodding, safeguarding, scaffolding, scalding, scolding, seceding, seeding, serenading, shading, shedding, shepherding, shielding, shipbuilding, shredding, shrouding, siding, skateboarding, skidding, sledding, sliding, spearheading, speeding, spreading, stampeding, striding, subsiding, succeeding, superseding, threading, tiding, trading, treading, unfolding, unloading, unyielding, upgrading, upholding, voiding, wading, warding, wedding, weeding, welding, wielding, Wilding, withholding, Wooding, wording, yielding.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-g-h-i-i-n-n-n-o-s-t-t-t-w"
	-3 letters: withstanding.
	-5 letters: antidoting, inswathing, intonating, nightstand, stationing.
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Expression	Frequency per Day
clause notwithstanding	16
notwithstanding	10
canada clause notwithstanding	3
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Notwithstanding

Definition: Notwithstanding