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irrespective
What does irrespective mean?
irrespective (adverb): in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use irrespective in a sentence?
How do you pronounce irrespective?
/ɪɹəˈspɛktɪv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does irrespective come from?
From ir- + respective.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of irrespective?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “irrespective” mean?
away from the proper path; in a wrong or unknown direction
Not quite: that's what astray means.
from there, from that place or from that time
Not quite: that's what thence means.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
Not quite: that's what afterward means.
in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
Right! That's what “irrespective” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “irrespective”?
altogether
Not quite: altogether means something else.
underneath
Not quite: underneath means something else.
regardless
Right!
thereafter
Not quite: thereafter means something else.
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