regardless of

preposition

: without taking into account
accepts all regardless of age
also : in spite of
regardless of our mistakes

Examples of regardless of in a Sentence

regardless of what was previously agreed to, we now refuse to sign the contract
Recent Examples on the Web Town hall informational meetings are essential on major projects or issues, regardless of whether the board legally can proceed without membership support. Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024 Apparently all-in on Reynolds, Hollywood is now reasoning that his star power — some chemically adhesive combination of dashing leading man, comic-relief cutup, and lifestyle mogul — will prove irresistible regardless of the context. A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024 Blood flow to the brain has always been assumed to be more or less constant regardless of exercise because the brain is so important, with potentially a slight increase due simply to the fact that the heart is pumping out much more blood. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 16 May 2024 The purpose of this program is to serve the family, regardless of culture or sociocultural level, according to the deputy director of the program, Ingrid Estrada. Silvia Solis, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024 Those elements are intact regardless of the subsidy level. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024 The renderings could come completely disjointed, and both political parties might be able to declare victory regardless of any factual decisions made by this jury. Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 May 2024 Even assuming the performance goes on as planned, there are very likely to be countries who won’t vote for Israel’s entry regardless of Golan’s performance quality. 7. Leila Sales, SPIN, 7 May 2024 Those five-player teams are now selected regardless of position. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'regardless of.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of regardless of was in 1837

Dictionary Entries Near regardless of

Cite this Entry

“Regardless of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regardless%20of. Accessed 23 May. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on regardless of

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!