however

1. (conjunctive) Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.Examples: "He told me not to do it. However, I did it anyway. / I did it anyway, however. / I, however, did it anyway."; "She wanted to go; however, she decided against it."; "I didn't argue with him; I still think, however, that he is wrong."Synonyms: nonetheless, notwithstanding, that said, still and all, in any case, after all, anyway, all that saidconjunctivenot-comparable

2. (conjunctive) In contrast.Examples: "The conference itself went very well. The party afterwards, however, was a disaster."conjunctivenot-comparable

3. (degree) To whatever degree or extent.Examples: "However clear you think you've been, and however many questions you may've answered, there'll always remain some doubts."; "Any rule of thumb, however true (it is), is useless unless you understand its underlying logic."; "However much I study, I never get good grades."Synonyms: ad lib, howsoever, howso, howsoevermuchnot-comparable

4. (informal, manner) In any way that one likes or chooses; in a haphazard or spontaneous way.Examples: "I don't care; just do it however."; "Nothing was really planned; things just happened however."informalnot-comparable

5. (interrogative) How ever: an emphatic form of how, used to ask in what manner.Examples: "I thought it was impossible. However were you able to do it?"Synonyms: how + the dickensinterrogativenot-comparable

6. (obsolete) In any case, at any rate, at all events.Examples: "Our chief end and highest interest is happiness : And this is happiness to be freed from all (if it may) [or] however from the greatest evils."not-comparableobsolete