Synonyms for howbeit


Grammar : Adv, conj, prep
Spell : hou-bee-it
Phonetic Transcription : haʊˈbi ɪt

Top 10 synonyms for howbeit Other synonyms for the word howbeit

Définition of howbeit

Origin :
  • late 14c., contraction of how be it.
  • As in nevertheless : adv however
  • As in though : adv however
  • As in yet : adv in spite of
  • As in still and all : adv still
  • As in however : adv still, nevertheless
  • As in still : conj however
  • As in though : conj while
  • As in when : conj though
  • As in while : conj even though
  • As in notwithstanding : prep although, however
Example sentences :
  • Howbeit, happen what may, every colour must in shading keep to its own class.
  • Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
  • Howbeit, what an array of Masters and Knights have we, and what a variety!
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Howbeit, the following deserves a place as the tail-flounce of his Fantasy.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Howbeit, you need not decide at once, wait and see what is brought to you.
  • Extract from : « Cyropaedia » by Xenophon
  • Howbeit, her ill husbandry was right then mine encheson (Note 6).
  • Extract from : « In Convent Walls » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • Howbeit, Saint Peter held, happily, and she escaped with a bruise.
  • Extract from : « In Convent Walls » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • Howbeit, life is our working-day: and there will be time to rest in Heaven.
  • Extract from : « In Convent Walls » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • Howbeit, this did not affect the charm of their idyllic life at The Lookout.
  • Extract from : « A Phyllis of the Sierras » by Bret Harte
  • Howbeit, Rolando, thou wert a most kind and hospitable bandit.
  • Extract from : « Roundabout Papers » by William Makepeace Thackeray
  • Howbeit, all ended so happily that I had not the heart to scold her.
  • Extract from : « A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales » by Amelie Rives
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