whatever

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/hwɒtˈɛvər/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/hwʌtˈɛvɚ, hwɑt-, hwət-, wʌt-, wɑt-, wət-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hwut evər, hwot-, hwət-, wut-, wot-, wət-)



whatever
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Sense: Adverb: anything that
Synonyms:
anything Collocations, anything that, whatsoever Collocations (formal), anyway Collocations, anyhow Collocations
Sense: Adverb: no matter what
Synonyms:
no matter what, regardless of what, never mind, never mind how much, however much, whichever Collocations
Sense: Adverb: anyway
Synonyms:
anyway Collocations, anyhow Collocations (informal), anyroad (UK, regional), anyroad up (UK, regional, informal), in any case, no matter what
Sense: Adverb: etc. - at the end of a list
Synonyms:
anything Collocations, anything else, whatnot, the like, etc., and such
Sense: Pronoun: what - in questions
Synonyms:
what Collocations, what on earth (informal), what the hell (potentially offensive, slang), what the dickens (dated, euphemism), what the heck (slang), what the fuck (vulgar, offensive, slang), what in hell's name (potentially offensive, slang), what in God's name (informal)
Sense: Interjection: dismissive response
Synonyms:
so what, sure Collocations (informal), right Collocations (informal), yeah, right (informal), who cares, see if I care (informal), I couldn't care less (informal), I could care less (ironic, slang), I don't care


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