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Nowhere vs Anyways - What's the difference?

nowhere | anyways |

As adverbs the difference between nowhere and anyways

is that nowhere is in no place while anyways is in any way.

As a noun nowhere

is no particular place, noplace.

nowhere

English

Adverb

(-)
  • In no place.
    • Nowhere did the rules say anything about popcorn.
  • To no place.
    • We sat in traffic, going nowhere .

    Antonyms

    * everywhere

    Derived terms

    * nowhere dense * nowhere dense set

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • No particular place, noplace.
    • They went on a cruise to nowhere .
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    • Derived terms

    * all dressed up and nowhere to go * middle of nowhere * Nowheresville

    Related terms

    * anywhere, anyplace * everywhere, everyplace * somewhere, someplace * nobody, no one * nothing

    Anagrams

    * English compound determinatives

    anyways

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (rare) In any way.
  • *, II.2.6.ii:
    • it behoves themto remove all objects, causes, companies, occasions, as may anyways molest him […].
  • (conjunctive, informal, chiefly, North America) Anyway, anyhow, in any case.
  • * 1865 , (Charles Dickens), (Our Mutual Friend) , Chapman and Hall, accessible through Google Books
  • *:"Anyways ," said the damsel, "I am glad punishment, and I say so."