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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Although \Al*though"\, conj. [All + though; OE. al thagh.] Grant all this; be it that; supposing that; notwithstanding; though.
Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. --Mark xiv. 29.
Syn: {Although}, {Though}.
Usage: Although, which originally was perhaps more emphatic than though, is now interchangeable with it in the sense given above. Euphonic consideration determines the choice.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
although
adverb: despite the fact that; "even though she knew the answer, she did not respond" [syn: {though}, {tho'}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "although": after all, again, albeit, all the same, at all events, at any rate, but, even, even so, for all that, howbeit, however, in any case, in any event, just the same, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, rather, still, though, when, whereas, while, yet
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