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rɪˈgɑrd lɪsre·gard·less

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. careless(p), regardlessadverb

    (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration

    "careless of the consequences"; "crushing the blooms with regardless tread"

  2. regardless, irrespective, disregardless, no matter, disregardingadverb

    in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks

    "he carried on regardless of the difficulties"

Wiktionary

  1. regardlessadverb

    Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.

    Tatiana knew the cauliflower was purple, but she ate it regardless.

  2. regardlessadjective

    Having no regard; heedless; careless.

  3. regardlesspreposition

    Paying no attention to; regardless of.

    Tatiana ate the cauliflower regardless of its colour.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Regardlessadjective

    Heedless; negligent; inattentive.

    Etymology: from regard.

    He likest is to fall into mischance,
    That is regardless of his governance. Edmund Spenser.

    Regardless of the bliss wherein he sat,
    Second to thee, offer’d himself to die
    For man’s offence. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. iii.

    We must learn to be deaf and regardless of other things, besides the present subject of our meditation. Isaac Watts.

ChatGPT

  1. regardless

    Regardless is an adverb that means without being affected or influenced by something, without consideration of or giving attention to, or despite the prevailing circumstances. It is often used in the phrase "regardless of" to indicate an action or decision made without taking into account particular facts, conditions, or consequences.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Regardlessadjective

    having no regard; heedless; careless; as, regardless of life, consequences, dignity

  2. Regardlessadjective

    not regarded; slighted

British National Corpus

  1. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'regardless' in Adverbs Frequency: #343

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of regardless in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of regardless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of regardless in a Sentence

  1. Donald Trump:

    I was going to fire Comey, regardless of the recommendation I was going to fire Comey.

  2. Kent Rinehart:

    We always encourage students and adults to be careful if what you put out there regardless of what you thought because it could get out in a more formal setting that you may not be intending.

  3. Jonathan Greenblatt:

    There is a serious debate taking place over the next five weeks within Congress over the Iran deal. We have called on all sides, regardless of whether one is liberal or conservative, to conduct that debate responsibly and civilly. That plea should apply to presidential candidates as well.

  4. Corey DeAngelis:

    Every state should follow Arizona's lead, if a Safeway doesn't reopen, families can take their money elsewhere. If a school doesn't reopen, families should be able to take their children's education dollars elsewhere. In fact, families should be able to take their children's education dollars elsewhere regardless. Education funding is meant for educating children, not for protecting a particular institution.

  5. Goa Kerle:

    The rule of progress is, take the path regardless of the obstacles while the rule of stagnation is, avoid the path with regard to the obstacles.

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