nonetheless adv : despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn: {however}, {nevertheless}, {withal}, {still}, {yet}, {all the same}, {even so}, {notwithstanding}]