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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Regardless \Re*gard"less\, adjective
1. Having no regard; heedless; careless; as, regardless of life, consequences, dignity.
Regardless of the bliss wherein he sat. --Milton.
2. Not regarded; slighted. [R.] --Spectator.
Syn: Heedless; negligent; careless; indifferent; unconcerned; inattentive; unobservant; neglectful. -- {Re*gard"less*ly}, adverb -- {Re*gard"less*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
regardless
adjective: (usually followed by 'of') without due thought or consideration; "careless of the consequences"; "the proverbial grasshopper--thoughtless of tomorrow"; "crushing the blooms with regardless tread" [syn: {careless(p)}, {thoughtless(p)}]
adverb: in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks; "he carried on regardless of the difficulties" [syn: {irrespective}, {disregardless}, {no matter}, {disregarding}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
107 Moby Thesaurus words for "regardless": airy, aloof, anyhow, anyway, anywise, apathetic, at all, at all costs, at all events, at any cost, at any rate, ataractic, behindhand, blase, bored, by any means, careless, casual, cursory, degage, delinquent, derelict, despite, detached, devil-may-care, disinterested, dispassionate, disregardant, disregardful, distant, distracted, distrait, easygoing, even with, flippant, forgetful, free and easy, heedless, however, impassive, in any case, in any event, in any way, in despite of, in spite of, inadvertent, inattentive, inconsiderate, incurious, indifferent, inexcitable, inobservant, insouciant, irregardless, irrespective of, lackadaisical, lax, lazy, listless, mindless, neglectful, negligent, nevertheless, no matter what, nohow, nonchalant, nonetheless, notwithstanding, oblivious, offhand, perfunctory, phlegmatic, pococurante, reckless, regardless of, regardless of cost, remiss, respectless, slack, spite of, stolid, tactless, thoughtless, turned-off, unanxious, unconcerned, undiplomatic, undiscriminating, unheedful, unheeding, uninquiring, uninterested, uninvolved, unmarking, unmindful, unnoticing, unnoting, unobservant, unobserving, unprepared, unready, unremarking, unsolicitous, untactful, unthinking, with, withdrawn
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