| notwithstanding(adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, spite) |
| in spite of(verb, expression, adjective, idiom, adverb) |
| even though(expression, idiom, adverb, preposition, conjunction) |
| on the other hand(noun, expression, idiom, adverb, preposition) |
| regardless of(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, preposition) |
| regardless(adjective, adverb, yet, however, nevertheless) |
| spite(noun, order, command, call, hatred) |
| nevertheless |
| insult(noun, act, communication, attack, slight) |
| contempt(noun, order, feeling, respect, slight) |
| scorn(noun, feeling, disregard, respect, slight) |
| even(adverb, still, yet, regardless, however) |
| in defiance of(expression, idiom, preposition, spite, regardless) |
| against(preposition, spite, regardless, nevertheless, anyway) |
| although(preposition, conjunction, spite, regardless, however) |
| disdain(noun, feeling, disregard, respect, scorn) |
| defiance(noun, order, disregard, command, dislike) |
| malevolence(noun, hatred, hate, hostility, antagonism) |
| contumely(noun, act, attack, disregard, slight) |
| despisal(noun, feeling, disregard, respect, scorn) |