{"id":479846,"date":"2023-03-02T10:29:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T09:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.nl\/?p=479846"},"modified":"2023-03-11T14:26:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T13:26:10","slug":"despite-vs-in-spite-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/commonly-confused-words\/despite-vs-in-spite-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite vs. In Spite of | Difference, Examples &#038; Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Despite <\/strong>and <strong>in spite of<\/strong> are both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/parts-of-speech\/prepositions\/\">prepositions<\/a> meaning &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/common-mistakes\/irregardless\/#of\">regardless of<\/a>,&#8221; &#8220;even though,&#8221; or &#8220;notwithstanding.&#8221; They can be used interchangeably.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Despite<\/strong> is always written as one word (never &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/common-mistakes\/despite-of\/\">despite of<\/a>&#8220;).<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>In spite of<\/strong> is always written as three words (never &#8220;inspite of&#8221;).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left blue\"><figcaption>Examples: Despite and in spite of in a sentence<\/figcaption><strong>Despite\/in spite of<\/strong> his bad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.co.uk\/uk-vs-us\/behavior-or-behaviour\/\">behavior<\/a>, the child was not grounded.<\/p>\n<p>People lined up outside the store, <strong>despite\/in spite of<\/strong> the weather.<\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-use\">How to use them in a sentence<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Despite<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>in spite of<\/strong> are always used in a subordinate clause to contrast with information given in the main clause of a sentence.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re typically used before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/nouns-and-pronouns\/\"><span class=\"highlight-green\">nouns<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/nouns-and-pronouns\/gerund\/\"><span class=\"highlight-red\">gerunds<\/span><\/a>, and phrases containing a <span class=\"highlight-yellow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/nouns-and-pronouns\/relative-pronouns\/\">relative pronoun<\/a><\/span> (e.g., &#8220;what,&#8221; &#8220;who&#8221;).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left blue\"><figcaption>Examples: How to use despite and in spite of\u00a0<\/figcaption>Lisa is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/us-vs-uk\/travelling-or-traveling\/\">traveling<\/a> through Europe by train, <strong>despite\/in spite of<\/strong> <span class=\"highlight-green\">the cost<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Despite\/in spite of<\/strong> my <span class=\"highlight-red\">practicing<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/commonly-confused-words\/everyday-vs-every-day\/\">every day<\/a>, I still can&#8217;t play the piano.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Despite\/in spite of<\/strong> <span class=\"highlight-yellow\">what others have said<\/span>, I think it&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/commonly-confused-words\/good-vs-well\/\">good<\/a> book.<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left yellow\"><figcaption>Note<\/figcaption>While <strong>despite<\/strong> and <strong>in spite of<\/strong> can be used before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/nouns-and-pronouns\/demonstrative-pronouns\/\">demonstrative pronoun<\/a> &#8220;that&#8221; by itself to refer to previously mentioned information (e.g., &#8220;<strong>Despite\/in spite of<\/strong> that, I&#8217;m not going&#8221;), they&#8217;re never used before a phrase starting with &#8220;that.&#8221; Instead, we use &#8220;despite\/in spite of <strong>the fact<\/strong> that&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kb-checklist\">\n<li class=\"error\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Despite\/in spite of that<\/strong> it was late, Patrick drank coffee.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Despite\/in spite of the fact that<\/strong> it was late, Patrick drank coffee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"oneself\">Despite oneself or in spite of oneself<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Despite oneself\u00a0<\/strong>and <strong>in spite of oneself<\/strong> are phrases used to mean that someone did something even though they did not expect or want to. Both phrases are acceptable and can be used with any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/nouns-and-pronouns\/reflexive-pronouns\/\">reflexive pronoun<\/a> (e.g., &#8220;myself,&#8221; &#8220;herself,&#8221; &#8220;himself&#8221;).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left blue\"><figcaption>\u00a0Example: Despite and in spite of oneself in a sentence<\/figcaption><strong>Despite\/in spite of herself<\/strong>, Freya felt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/commonly-confused-words\/empathy-vs-sympathy\/\">sympathy<\/a> for John.<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"other\">Other interesting language articles<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to know more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/commonly-confused-words\/\">commonly confused words<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/definitions\/\">definitions<\/a>, and differences between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/us-vs-uk\/\">US and UK spellings<\/a>, make sure to check out some of our other language articles with explanations, examples, and quizzes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md\" style=\"background-color: #e8f2fc; padding: 1.27rem 1.56rem; line-height: 1.8; border-radius: .5rem; margin-right: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0.5rem;\">\n<p><strong><em class=\"fa fa-question\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/em>Confused words<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 5px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/commonly-confused-words\/a-vs-an\/\">A vs an<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/commonly-confused-words\/affect-vs-effect\/\">Affect vs effect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/commonly-confused-words\/blond-vs-blonde\/\">Blond vs blonde<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/commonly-confused-words\/further-vs-farther\/\">Further vs farther<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/commonly-confused-words\/whose-vs-whos\/\">Whose vs who&#8217;s<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\" style=\"background-color: #e8f2fc; padding: 1.27rem 1.56rem; line-height: 1.8; border-radius: .5rem; margin-right: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0.5rem;\">\n<p><strong><em class=\"fa fa-book\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/em>Definitions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 5px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/definitions\/ad-nauseam\/\">Ad nauseam<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/definitions\/alike\/\">Alike<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/definitions\/copacetic\/\">Copacetic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/definitions\/implications\/\">Implications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/definitions\/presumptuous\/\">Presumptuous<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\" style=\"background-color: #e8f2fc; padding: 1.27rem 1.56rem; line-height: 1.8; border-radius: .5rem; margin-right: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0.5rem;\">\n<p><strong><em class=\"fa fa-globe\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/em>US vs. UK spellings<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 5px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/us-vs-uk\/burned-or-burnt\/\">Burned vs burnt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/us-vs-uk\/cancelled-or-canceled\/\">Canceled vs cancelled<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/us-vs-uk\/dreamt-or-dreamed\/\">Dreamt vs dreamed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/us-vs-uk\/gray-or-grey\/\">Gray vs grey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/us-vs-uk\/theatre-vs-theater\/\">Theater vs theatre<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <h2>Frequently asked questions <\/h2>\n<dl class=\"faq-list faq-list--arrows w-100 my-5\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\">\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"what-does-in-spite-of-mean\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/what-does-in-spite-of-mean\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        What does in spite of mean?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"what-does-in-spite-of-mean-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/commonly-confused-words\/despite-vs-in-spite-of\/\">In spite of<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/parts-of-speech\/prepositions\/\">preposition<\/a> used to mean &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/common-mistakes\/irregardless\/#of\">regardless of<\/a>,&#8221; 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