What does "at any rate" mean?

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

What is a synonym for "at any rate"?

Common synonyms include: 1947 july and august, 1978, 2008, absolutely, after a fashion, after all.

prep_phrase

prep_phrase ·Moderate ·College level

Adverb

1
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement wordnet
2
if nothing else (‘leastwise’ is informal and ‘leastways’ is colloquial) wordnet

Prep_phrase

1
In any case, anyway, anyhow, regardless; used to discard or qualify a previous thought. conjunctive
"Jim broke the window — or maybe it was John? At any rate, the window’s broken now."
2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at, any, rate.
"Mr Chairman, I'd point out here that taxation without representation is an affront at any rate, low or high, but it is especially galling at the rate that Mr Smith proposes."

"Jim broke the window — or maybe it was John? At any rate, the window’s broken now."