nevertheless UK /ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs/US /ˌnɛvɚðəˈlɛs/ adverb1 •In spite of what preceded; yet.Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be ioyous, but grieuous: neuerthelesse, afterward it yeeldeth the peaceable fruite of righteousnesse, vnto them which are exercised thereby. — 1611