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- pronunciation:
- rih
gard
lihs
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
lacking regard, heed, or mindfulness.
Regardless of your opinion, I am going to paint it purple.
- similar words:
- heedless
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| related words: |
inadvertent, inattentive, oblivious |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition: |
without concern for or in spite of warnings, dangers, and the like.
We are going down the river regardless.- similar words:
- anyway, in any event
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| related words: |
all the same, anyhow, nevertheless |
| derivation: |
regardlessly (adv.) |
The word regardless
contains the following part:
-less
Middle English
adjective-forming suffix
that means without
  More about this word part:
The suffix -less
attaches primarily to monosyllabic English nouns. However, -less
is a fully productive suffix, meaning it can be added to any noun to form legitimate new words.
Example words:
aimless, airless, baseless, blameless, bloodless, boneless, bodiless, bottomless, boundless, brainless, breathless, careless, cheerless, colorless, cordless, countless, dauntless, doubtless, endless, fatherless, fearless, feckless, flawless, formless, graceless, groundless, heartless, helpless, homeless, hopeless, jobless, joyless, listless, matchless, merciless, mindless, motionless, nameless, painless, peerless, penniless, pitiless, pointless, powerless, priceless, regardless, relentless, restless, selfless, sightless, soundless1, spotless, stainless, strapless, sunless, tasteless, thoughtless, tireless, useless, wireless, weightless, worthless
- synonyms:
- a-1, an-1
- antonyms:
- -ful1
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