regardless

English

Etymology

regard +‎ -less

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/
• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈɡɑːd.lɪs/

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Adjective

regardless (comparative more regardless, superlative most regardless)

1. Having no regard; heedless; careless.
   • 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume III, chapter 15:

     Always deceived in fact by his own wishes, and regardless of little besides his own convenience.

   • 1843, Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat :

     I grew, day by day, more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others.

2. despite everything; despite the situation

   He did it, regardless.

Synonyms

• irregardless, irrespective; See also Thesaurus:careless

Derived terms

• regardless of

Translations

having no regard

• Bulgarian: невнимателен (bg) (nevnimatelen), небрежен (bg) (nebrežen)
• Czech: nedbající
• Dutch: ongeacht (nl)
• Finnish: piittaamaton (fi), välinpitämätön (fi)
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• German: rücksichtslos (de)
• Hungarian: figyelmetlen (hu), érzéketlen (hu), közömbös (hu)
• Italian: irrispettoso (it)
• Maori: mākūare
• Punjabi: بھان٘ویں‎ (bhāṉveṉ‎)

Adverb

regardless (comparative more regardless, superlative most regardless)

1. Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.

   Tatiana knew the meat had passed its expiry date, but she ate it regardless.

Synonyms

• anyhow, anyway, at any rate, come what may, in any case; See also Thesaurus:regardless

Translations

actioned in a way which shows no consideration

• Catalan: malgrat tot
• Dutch: ongeacht (nl)
• Esperanto: senrigarde
• Finnish: siitä huolimatta
• French: malgré tout (fr), malgré cela, en dépit de cela, quand même
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• German: trotzdem (de), dennoch (de)
• Hungarian: mégis (hu), ennek ellenére (hu), ennek dacára, akkor is, ettől függetlenül, azért is, csak azért is
• Ido: senegarde
• Italian: comunque (it), in ogni caso, nonostante (it), senza tener conto
• Spanish: en cualquier caso
• Swedish: ändå (sv), oavsett (sv), trots allt

Preposition

regardless

1. (proscribed) Synonym of regardless of; paying no attention to

   Tatiana ate the cauliflower regardless its colour.

Translations

regardless of — see regardless of

Usage notes

• The phrase 'regardless to' is generally considered incorrect.
• Phrases 'regardless if', 'regardless of if' and 'regardless whether' are generally considered incorrect, with 'regardless of whether' being the preferred wording.