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What is the difference between nevertheless and nonetheless?

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Nonetheless is a synonym of nevertheless.



In conjunctive terms the difference between nevertheless and nonetheless

is that nevertheless is in spite of what preceded; yet while nonetheless is nevertheless.

nevertheless

English

Alternative forms

* ne'ertheless

Adverb

(-)
  • (conjunctive) In spite of what preceded; yet.
  • * 12:11
    • No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous; nevertheless , afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author= Michael Sivak
    • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply? , passage=Nevertheless , it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.}}

    Synonyms

    * (in spite of what preceded) still, nonetheless, yet, though, however

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    * * English conjunctive adverbs

    nonetheless

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (conjunctive) Nevertheless.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= William E. Conner
    • , title= An Acoustic Arms Race , volume=101, issue=3, page=206-7, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Nonetheless , some insect prey take advantage of clutter by hiding in it. Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.}}

    Synonyms

    * (nevertheless) still, though, yet