What are some phrases I could use instead?

Question

I have a bad habit where on essays I say "Even though" and "Despite" for a lot of my sentences. What are some things I could say instead that still carry the same meaning, because there are some areas where I still need that type of phrase there.

Answer 1

"However"

"In spite of"

"Nevertheless"

"Regardless of"

you can also vary the placing of these terms and your original two...

all of this depends on context/content

a thesaurus can offer more help

Answer 2

When

or

It is possible that ....

Because of

Hope these help

Answer 3

I dont really know.. try looking it up in a thesaurus under despite or although.



dictionary.com has a thesaurus you could use.

Answer 4

However.

In any event.

Not withstanding.

Adversly.

On the other hand.

Answer 5

While

In addition

Additionally

Although

However

In spite of

Also

Considering

Answer 6

Actually, both of those are good phrases.  "Although" is another one, as are "Albeit" and "Regardless."  Basically, however, in order to smooth out the composition and have less repetition of such phrases, it would sometimes be better to reword a sentence completely.  Here's an example:

Instead of saying:

"Although my sister likes ice cream, she didn't want any today," or "Despite the fact that my sister likes ice cream..."

You could use:

"My sister likes ice cream; however she didn't want any today."

Or simply:

"My sister likes ice cream, but she didn't want any today."

I hope all of this helps :)

Answer 7

Maybe use words like:

although

however

albeit

whereas

regardless

granted

nevertheless

nonetheless

Answer 8

~Although

~However

Answer 9

However, although, as far as, for instance.