after all

Speech parts

1. after all - Adverb

2. after all - Phrase

Meaning

emphasizes something to be considered

in spite of expectations

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

however nevertheless lastly anyhow but still although yet nonetheless in the end though eventually finally ultimately regardless

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Antonyms

consequently wherefore thence then thus therefore

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Examples

But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness possible than to be lord of heaven and earth; that is the happiness of being truly loved. Lafcadio Hearn

After all these years, I am still involved in the process of self-discovery. It's better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe. Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life. Sophia Loren

Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all is a form of planning. Gloria Steinem

After all is said and done, more is said than done. American Proverb

A bad labour, and a daughter after all. Spanish Proverb

Poverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man after all his friends have forsaken him. Jewish Proverb

Words in the phrase

after all

Close letter words and terms

after a while after a while, crocodile after ages after all deductions after all is said and done after all this