in spite of
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep
Example Sentences
- "No evening I had passed at Bly had the portentous quality of this one; in spite of which—and in spite also of the deeper depths of consternation that had opened beneath my feet—there was literally, in the ebbing actual, an extraordinarily sweet sadness."
- "The railway is still vital to Jordan's export trade, but in spite of the poor quality of the road, diesel lorries are gradually robbing it of freight traffic, and anyone who can afford to fly does so rather than face the long desert journey by rail."
Phrases
Synonyms
maugre
regardless of
despite
with
for all
irrespective of
notwithstanding
in spite of
without considering
without regard for