notwithstanding.

1. Despite a fact or circumstance that might have been expected to prevent or alter something.

2. Even so; despite a relevant consideration already stated.

3. Although the circumstance introduced by the following clause holds.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• notwithstanding the limitations
• objections notwithstanding

On the page

Notwithstanding the limitations, the survey supplied useful evidence about access.

The committee approved the proposal, the dissenting members’ objections notwithstanding.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Preposition, adverb or conjunction according to the represented sense; no inflected forms. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: concession, qualification. Disciplines: academic writing, research, argumentation. Commonness: moderately common.