Notwithstanding

1. (prep.) Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite of.

2. (adv. / conj.) Nevertheless; however; although; as, I shall go, notwithstanding it rains.

Thesaurus Entries

after all, again, albeit, all the same, although, at all events, at any rate, but, despite, even, even so, for all that, howbeit, however, in any case, in any event, in spite, just the same, nevertheless, nonetheless, rather, regardless of, still, though, when, yet