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Etymology edit

From regard +‎ -less.

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regardless (comparative more regardless, superlative most regardless)

  1. Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.
    Synonyms: irregardless, irrespective, anyhow, anyway, at any rate, come what may, in any case, Thesaurus:regardless
    Tatiana knew the meat had passed its expiry date, but she ate it regardless.

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Adjective edit

regardless (comparative more regardless, superlative most regardless)

  1. Paying no attention to; ignoring.
    • 1764, “Onuphrio Muralto”, translated by William Marshal [pseudonym; Horace Walpole], The Castle of Otranto, [], Dublin: [] J. Hoey, [], published 1765, →OCLC, page 140:
      Hippolita, ſcarce more alive than her daughter, was regardleſs of every thing but her: but when the tender Iſabella’s care would have likewiſe removed her, while the ſurgeons examined Matilda’s wound, ſhe cried, remove me! never! never! I lived but in her and will expire with her.
  2. Taking insufficient regard of; heedless; careless.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:careless
    • 1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter XV, in Emma: [], volume III, London: [] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC, page 279:
      Always deceived in fact by his own wishes, and regardless of little besides his own convenience.
    • 1843, Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat:
      I grew, day by day, more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others.

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Preposition edit

regardless

  1. (proscribed) Synonym of regardless of; paying no attention to.
    Tatiana ate the cauliflower regardless its colour.

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Usage notes edit

  • The phrase 'regardless to' is generally considered incorrect.
  • Phrases 'regardless if', 'regardless of if' and 'regardless whether' are generally considered incorrect, with 'regardless of whether' being the preferred wording.