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Anyway vs Furthermore - What's the difference?

anyway | furthermore |

As adverbs the difference between anyway and furthermore

is that anyway is (obsolete) in any way while furthermore is in addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information.

anyway

English

Adverb

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  • (obsolete) In any way.
  • *, II.2.5:
  • He that sleeps in the day-time, or is in suspense, fear, anyway troubled in mind, or goes to bed upon a full stomach, may never hope for quiet rest in the night […].
  • (conjunctive) ; anyhow.
  • He didn't enjoy washing his car, but it was so dirty that he did it anyway .
  • (speech act) (Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement). See anyhow.
  • I don't think that's true. I haven't found any evidence, anyway .
  • * 1962 , (Bob Dylan),
  • But I wish there were somethin' you would do or say / To try and make me change my mind and stay / We never did too much talkin' anyway / Don't think twice, it's all right.
  • (speech act)
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  • Synonyms

    * anywise

    furthermore

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Philip J. Bushnell
  • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance , passage=Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. Furthermore , this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.}}

    Synonyms

    * moreover * what is more