However and Whatever

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However adverb - In spite of that.

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Whatever and however are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Whatever" instead an adverb "However".

Whatever adverb - In spite of everything.

Usage example: whatever the reviews say, I still think it was a great play

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However and whatever are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "However" instead an adverb "Whatever".

However, the entire simulation is rigged, as whatever they try to do causes the simulation to merely alter things so whatever did happen happens anyway.

Source: Unwinnable Training Simulation
However, their secondary use is as weapons against whatever villain invaded his universe.

Source: Mundane Utility / Web Original
However, further in WAOA II, he/she/it/whatever dropped his/her/its/whatever valley-girl dialect.

Source: Roleplay / We Are Our Avatars Escapist

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