Lowercase all articles, coordinate conjunctions (“and”, “or”, “nor”), and prepositions regardless of length, when they are other than the first or last word. (Note: NIVA prefers to capitalize prepositions of five characters or more (“after”, “among”, “between”).)

The function word despite is a preposition. The preposition despite is followed by a noun or a noun phrase, never a clause. Court Says Man Owes $30K Child Support Despite Proof He’s Not The Father. Note: The word despite also functions as a noun and as a verb, but this post is about its prepositional use.

What’s the difference between despite and in spite of? The easy answer: none. Despite and in spite of, despite what you may have heard, work identically in a sentence. In other words, these two prepositions, in spite of what you may have heard, are basically identical.

Grammar explanation. Although, even though, in spite of and despite are all used to link two contrasting ideas or show that one fact makes the other fact surprising. They can all be used at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence. Despite the rain, we enjoyed the festival.

DEFINITIONS1. used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it. Three more nuclear power stations were built despite widespread opposition. despite the fact that: He still loves her, despite the fact that she left him.

“Despite” can’t normally take a that-clause. Most speakers would find this sentence either ungrammatical or unidiomatic. I love him despite the fact he is small. This is correct and idiomatic.

If ‘in spite of’ and ‘despite’ are used in front of the phrase ‘the fact that’ then they can be used with a subject and a verb: In spite of the fact that he studied very hard, he still didn’t pass the exam. Despite the fact that it rained we still had a great time. ‘even though’ can be used the same way as ‘although’.

Despite / in spite of These are prepositions and are followed by nouns or noun phrases. They can’t be followed directly by a verb phrase. If a verb is used it must be changed to the noun form (gerund).

What is another word for despite the fact that?

other words for despite

• against.
• although.
• even though.
• even with.
• in contempt of.
• in defiance of.
• in the face of.
• notwithstanding.

What is the opposite of despite?

Despite is just one letter away from despise, and they actually share a root: the Latin verb despicere, meaning “to look down on scornfully.” Despite came to mean “contempt” or “scorn” in English, though that use as a noun has mostly dropped out of use.

Distinguish Synonyms – WordHippo Thesaurus….What is another word for distinguish?

Synonyms & Antonyms of distinguish

• difference,
• differentiate,
• discern,
• discriminate,
• secern,
• separate.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms distinguish. Antonyms: miss, overlook, confound, confuse. Synonyms: discern, descry, perceive, characterize, make famous, know, discriminate, see, discover, separate, divide, dissimilate, differentiate.

What is another word for inspire?

spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts. synonyms: barrack, cheer, exhort, pep up, root on, urge, urge on. see more. types: cheerlead. act as a cheerleader in a sports event.

is that inspire is to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration while encourage is to mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

If they influence you or give you inspiration, then they are an Inspirer or Influencer. An Exemplar is a person or thing that serves as an example or excellent model.

For me, an inspiring woman is simply a woman who can fill someone with the desire or urge to do something worthwhile. Something that creates a better world. Perhaps a woman, who lives her life free from definitions, constraints and attachment to generally accepted ideals and stereotypes of beauty and success.