Jim broke the window — or maybe it was John? At any rate, the window’s broken now.
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At any rate
Synonyms for "at any rate" (131 found)
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Closest matches (27)
Strong matches (39)
at the mostat the outsideat the same timeat worstbutby all meansby any meanscertainlyclearlycomparativelydecidedlydecisivelydefinitelydetectablydistinctlyeveneven soeventfairlyfor a certainty
Prep_phrase(7 words)
bradford books:what moved from a to b at such speed was surely myselfbut longer and heavier trains slowly but surely became too much for themdaniel c. dennettdavid dowegraham oppyinin :why couldn't it be the case that there are intelligent things that are unable to carry on a conversation
Adverb(1 words)
in any case
Related words (65)
Prep_phrase(8 words)
in any wayin partin some measurein truthincompletelyindeedindeedyirregardlessjust the sameleastwisemerelymildlymoderatelymodestlymost assuredlymost certainlyneverthelessnohownonethelessnot comprehensively
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not exhaustivelynothing else butnotwithstandingof courseon the other handonlypartpartiallypartlypositivelypro tantopurelyrateratherregardlessrelativelysamesimplyso farsomewhatstillsurelythoughthus farto a certaintyto a degreeto some degreetolerablytrulyunequivocallyunmistakablyvisiblywhenyet
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
He's stinking rich — or, at any rate, pretty well off.
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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.
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