Anyway and Despite

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Anyway adverb - In spite of everything.

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Despite and anyway are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Despite" instead the word "Anyway" as an adverb or a preposition.

Nearby Word: anyways

Despite noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.

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Anyway and despite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Anyway" instead the word "Despite" as an adverb or a preposition.

Nonetheless, she did it anyway, despite initially being very angry at his silly reason, which indicated she liked him, despite looking observably annoyed.

Source: Important Haircut
Even so, considering how many choices and paths there are, it's still a little grating that no matter what you do, almost all major characters die anyway and despite all the posturing about stopping the villains to avoid more victims, Reiji generally fails to save anyone.

Source: Visual Novel / Kara no Shoujo
The one who did have a problem with it, however, was Tybalt, who hated the Montagues anyway and was pissed about Romeo entering the party despite the prohibition.

Source: Parental Marriage Veto

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