Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Used to show that something happened or is true, although there was something that might have stopped it
Despite
/dɪˈspaɪt/Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Examples:
She smiled despite the rain.Despite working hard, Tom wasn't tired.
Etymology:
From Middle English despit, from Old French despit (modern French dépit), from Latin dēspectus, ‘a looking down on, scorn’ from the verb dēspicere (‘to look down on’).
Usage Statistics:
114 mentions per 1 million words 
Hint: Frequency according to COCA
Very Often
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