The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DESPITE , but the solution may also be YET which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Notwithstanding crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DESPITE | 21 % | 7 |
| ASIDE | 18 % | 5 |
| ALBEIT | 17 % | 6 |
| YET | 8 % | 3 |
| INSPITEOF | 7 % | 9 |
| THO | 6 % | 3 |
| ALTHOUGH | 5 % | 8 |
| AFTERALL | 5 % | 8 |
| ALLTHESAME | 2 % | 10 |
| APART | 2 % | 5 |
| NONOBSTANTE | 1 % | 11 |
| ANYHOW | 1 % | 6 |
| EVENIF | 1 % | 6 |
| EVENSO | 1 % | 6 |
| ALTHO | 1 % | 5 |
| DESPE | 1 % | 5 |
| NONETHELESS | 1 % | 11 |
Why may INSPITEOF be the right solution?
The answer "INSPITEOF" is the right solution for the clue "Notwithstanding" because it means "despite" or "regardless of," which matches the meaning of the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Notwithstanding
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nevertheless
- nonetheless
- however
- even so
- withal
- yet
- still
- all the same
- though
- whilst
- besides
- while
Crossword Answer definitions
DESPITE noun- Disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred.
- Action or behaviour displaying such feelings; an outrage, insult.
- Evil feeling; malice, spite.
- To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.
- In spite of, notwithstanding, regardless of.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DESPITE
- Even with
- In contempt of
- In the face of
- Regardless of
- Notwithstanding
- Even considering
- Disregarding
- Notwithstanding.
- Nevertheless.
- Insult
More clues leading to the result ASIDE
- "All joking ____..."
- "All kidding __ ..."
- A private remark
- In reserve
- Line to the audience
- Stage whisper
- Step __ (resign)
- Words to the audience
- Private line
- "Joking ___ ..."
More clues leading to the result ALBEIT
More clues leading to the result YET
More clues leading to the result INSPITEOF
More clues leading to the result THO
- E'en if
- Even if
- Albeit, briefly
- However, briefly
- Poetic conjunction
- Despite the fact that, in short
- Howe'er
- But, for short
- Despite, briefly
- Howbeit, for short
More clues leading to the result ALTHOUGH
- Notwithstanding
- Despite the fact that
- Notwithstanding.
- Notwithstanding that
- "However ..."
- However
- Granting that
More clues leading to the result AFTERALL
- In spite of everything
- "As they say ..."
- Nevertheless
- Ultimately
- Notwithstanding
- In the end
- Nevertheless.
- In spite of everything.
- Notwithstanding.
- Despite expectations
More clues leading to the result ALLTHESAME
More clues leading to the result APART
- In pieces
- Not together
- Separated
- Asunder
- Isolated
- One from another
- Doing long-distance, say
- Distinct (from)
- No longer dating
- Put away from everything
More clues leading to the result NONOBSTANTE
More clues leading to the result ANYHOW
- "To get back to my story..."
- "Regardless"
- Be that as it may...
- Be that as it may
- Regardless
- At all events
- Haphazardly
- In a haphazard manner
- "As I was saying..."
- "But I digress ..."
More clues leading to the result EVENIF
- "Just supposing ..."
- Assuming that
- "Just supposing ... "
- In the unlikely event that
- Supposing
- In the unlikely case that
- Regardless of whether
- Despite the fact
- Despite the fact that
- Allowing for the possibility that
More clues leading to the result EVENSO
- "Nevertheless ..."
- In spite of
- Just the same
- "In spite of that"
- "Regardless..."
- "Still..."
- "That said ..."
- "Yeah, but ..."
- Despite what you say
- "Yes, but..."
More clues leading to the result ALTHO
- Certain conjunction, in a poem or a text message
- Even if, familiarly
- Even if, briefly
- OTOH
- Despite, for short
- In spite of, to poets
- In spite of the fact that, for short
- Despite, poetically
- Ne'ertheless
- Contrary to, contrarily