Q. What is the synonym and antonym of Despite?
despite. Synonyms: notwithstanding, opposing, resisting. Antonyms: concurrently, consentaneously, aiding, abetting.
Q. What is the meaning of Despite?
1 : the feeling or attitude of despising someone or something : contempt. 2 : malice, spite. 3a : an act showing contempt or defiance. b : detriment, disadvantage I know of no government which stands to its obligations, even in its own despite, more solidly …— Sir Winston Churchill.
Q. Is although a synonym of Despite?
In this page you can discover 33 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for although, like: despite the fact that, even-though, though, in spite of the fact that, whereas, albeit, granting that, whilst, despite, even supposing and unfortunately.
Q. Is in spite and despite the same?
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.
Q. Is Despite followed by of?
Despite and in spite of mean exactly the same, but despite is more common than in spite of. Despite and in spite of are prepositions. Both expressions can be followed by a noun or noun-equivalent. I enjoyed the movie despite having a headache.
Q. Where do we use despite of?
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. We enjoyed the festival, despite the rain.
Q. How do you use despite the fact?
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’.
Q. Do you put a comma after despite the fact?
A. A comma before a despite clause when it occurs mid-sentence is not necessary, because the word despite and the period at the end of the sentence are logical delimiters that bound the clause. But when a despite clause leads the sentence, you always put a comma to indicate where it ends.
Q. Can Despite be followed by a sentence?
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).
Q. What is the meaning of despite and inspite of?
In spite of and despite are prepositional expressions. In spite of and despite have a similar meaning to although or even though. They express a contrast between two things. They are both more common in writing than in speaking.
Q. What does Despite go with?
We use despite / in spite of to express that something is unexpected or surprising. Despite the heavy traffic, we got there on time. Despite being much older than the others, he won the race. Despite and in spite of can be followed by a noun or verb.
Q. Is Despite followed by a comma?
As a preposition, despite is normally followed by a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun and does not require a comma unless the intention of the writer is to emanate emphasis on the prepositional phrase introduced by despite.
Q. What does Despite the circumstances mean?
prep. 1 in spite of; undeterred by.
