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Definition of nonetheless adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nonetheless

adverb
 
/ˌnʌnðəˈles/
 
/ˌnʌnðəˈles/
(also none the less)
(formal)
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  1. despite this fact synonym nevertheless
    • The book is too long but, nonetheless, informative and entertaining.
    • The problems are not serious. Nonetheless, we shall need to tackle them soon.
    Language Bank neverthelessneverthelessConceding a point and making a counterargument
      • While the film is undoubtedly too long, it is nevertheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
      • It can be argued that the movie is too long. It is nonetheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
      • The film is undoubtedly too long. Still, it is an intriguing piece of cinema.
      • Of course, huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie, but it is nevertheless a successful piece of storytelling.
      • Critics are wrong to argue that the film’s plot is too complicated. Certainly there are a couple of major twists, but audiences will have no difficulty following them.
      • It is true that you cannot make a good movie without a good script, but it is equally true that a talented director can make a good script into an excellent film.
      • It remains to be seen whether these two movies herald a new era of westerns, but there is no doubt that they represent welcome additions to the genre.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryNonetheless is used with these verbs:
    • retain
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See nonetheless in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee nonetheless in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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