in any event vs anyways

in any event and anyways both are adverbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
in any event	No	No	No	Yes
anyways	No	No	No	Yes

As adverbs, in any event and anyways are synonyms defined as:

in any event and anyways: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

Other synonyms of in any event include anyhow, anyway, at any rate, in any case.

in any event (adverb)	anyways (adverb)
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement	used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement