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whatsoever

/ˌwʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/
what · so · ev · er
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• adverb

1

At all; to any extent or degree (used for emphasis after negative pronouns or determiners such as none, nothing, or no).

Example

"After three hours of negotiations, the two sides had made no progress whatsoever."

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• adjective

1

Of any kind or sort at all (used after a noun phrase, especially in negative or conditional clauses, for emphasis).

Example

"The committee found no evidence whatsoever to support the allegations of financial misconduct."

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• pronoun

1

Anything or everything that (an archaic or formal emphatic form of whatever).

Example

"Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."

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Word Nuance & Usage

"Whatsoever" is an emphatic form of "whatever" that in modern English is almost always placed postpositively after negative or indefinite noun phrases (such as "no reason whatsoever" or "any doubt whatsoever").

• Rhymes for whatsoever

• Nearby Words

whatsisname
whatsit
whatsitsname
whatsoever
wheat
wheat ridge
wheatbelt

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in Middle English as a compound of "what", "so", and "ever", originally written as three separate words to express indefinite generalization.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Whatsoever. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/whatsoever
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