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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (2)

1. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement;
- Example: "Anyhow, he is dead now"
- Example: "I think they're asleep anyhow, they're quiet";
- Example: "I don't know what happened to it anyway, it's gone";
- Example: "anyway, there is another factor to consider"
- Example: "I don't know how it started in any case, there was a brief scuffle";
- Example: "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"
- Example: "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it"
[syn: anyhow, anyway, anyways, in any case, at any rate, in any event]

2. if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial);
- Example: "at least he survived"
- Example: "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"
- Example: "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching"
[syn: at least, leastways, leastwise, at any rate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Any \A"ny\, a. & pron. [OE. [ae]ni[yogh], [ae]ni, eni, ani, oni, AS. [=ae]nig, fr. [=a]n one. It is akin to OS. [=e]nig, OHG. einic, G. einig, D. eenig. See One.] 1. One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one indefinitely, whosoever or whatsoever it may be. [1913 Webster] Note: Any is often used in denying or asserting without limitation; as, this thing ought not be done at any time; I ask any one to answer my question. [1913 Webster] No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son. --Matt. xi. 27. [1913 Webster] 2. Some, of whatever kind, quantity, or number; as, are there any witnesses present? are there any other houses like it? "Who will show us any good?" --Ps. iv. 6. [1913 Webster] Note: It is often used, either in the singular or the plural, as a pronoun, the person or thing being understood; anybody; anyone; (pl.) any persons. [1913 Webster] If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, . . . and it shall be given him. --Jas. i. 5. [1913 Webster] That if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. --Acts ix. 2. [1913 Webster] At any rate, In any case, whatever may be the state of affairs; anyhow. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

at any rate adv 1: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it" [syn: anyhow, anyway, anyways, in any case, at any rate, in any event] 2: if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching" [syn: at least, leastways, leastwise, at any rate]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

99 Moby Thesaurus words for "at any rate": absolutely, after a fashion, after all, again, albeit, all the same, although, and no mistake, anyhow, anyway, anywise, appreciably, assuredly, at all, at all events, at best, at least, at most, at the least, at the most, at the outside, at worst, but, by all means, by any means, certainly, clearly, comparatively, decidedly, decisively, definitely, detectably, distinctly, even, even so, fairly, for a certainty, for a fact, for all that, for certain, for sure, forsooth, howbeit, however, in a manner, in a way, in any case, in any event, in any way, in part, in some measure, in truth, incompletely, indeed, indeedy, irregardless, just the same, leastwise, merely, mildly, moderately, modestly, most assuredly, most certainly, nevertheless, nohow, nonetheless, not comprehensively, not exhaustively, nothing else but, notwithstanding, of course, only, part, partially, partly, positively, pro tanto, purely, rather, regardless, relatively, simply, so far, somewhat, still, surely, though, thus far, to a certainty, to a degree, to some degree, tolerably, truly, unequivocally, unmistakably, visibly, when, yet