Despite

Synonyms for "despite" (140 found)

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Closest matches (28)

abhorrence abomination affront against airs arrogance aspersionat all costsat any costatrocity audacity aversionbold frontboldnessbrash bearingbrashness brassiness bravado brazenness brickbat

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bumptiousness cattiness cheekiness clannishness cliquishness cockinesscold shouldercontempt

Strong matches (42)

Noun(3 words)

contempt disdainfor all

contemptuousness contumacy contumely cut daring daringness defial defiance defying derision despisal detestation discourtesy disdain disdainfulness disfavor disgust dislike disparagement disregard

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distaste dump enormity eveneven withexclusiveness face flout flouting gibegloating pleasuregrudge harm hate hatred hauteur humiliation hurt ignominy

Related words (70)

ignoringill willill-will impertinence impudencein defiance ofin despite ofin spite ofincivility indignity injury insolence insult irregardlessirrespective ofjeer jeering loathing malevolence malice

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maliciousness malignancy malignity mock mockery notwithstanding offense outrage pertnessput downput-down rebuff recalcitrance regardlessregardless ofregardless of costrejection repudiation ridicule sauciness schadenfreude scoff scorn scornfulness scurrility slapslap in the faceslight sniffiness snobbishness snootiness snottiness snubsovereign contemptspitespite ofspitefulness spleen spurning stubbornness superciliousness taunt toploftinessuncomplimentary remarkunholy joywith

Preposition(3 words)

in spite ofnotwithstandingregardless of

Noun(1 words)

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dislike disregard neglect preposition

Collocations

5 entries

despite evidencedespite growing evidencedespite significant oppositiondespite the challengesdespite the fact that

Sample sentences

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Despite the importance of sleep, its purpose is a mystery.

Source: tatoeba (1749)

Despite Trang's constant affirmations of love, Spenser is still afraid someday she will fall out of love with him.

Source: tatoeba (1908)

He was still mad about the accident despite his wife's conciliatory words.

Source: tatoeba (2016)

Despite adversity, the ingenious man achieved worldwide fame.

Source: tatoeba (19888)

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