Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in addition; as well |
| Synonyms: | added to, additionally, along with, also, and all, apart from, as well as, aside from, beyond, conjointly, else, exceeding, exclusive of, extra, further, furthermore, in conjunction with, in distinction to, in excess of, in other respects, likewise, more, more than, moreover, not counting, on the side, on top of everything, other than, otherwise, over and above, plus, secondly, supplementary to, to boot, together with, too, what's more, with the exception of, yet |
| Notes: | beside is a preposition meaning 'next to, alongside, by the side of'; besides is a conjunction or adverb meaning 'in addition, moreover, at the same time' or 'also' but it does not mean 'alternatively' |
| Main Entry: | besides |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | in addition to |
| Synonyms: | added to, along with, as well as, beside, beyond, in excess of, more than, on top of, other than, over and above, plus, supplementary, together with |
| Notes: | beside is a preposition meaning 'next to, alongside, by the side of'; besides is a conjunction or adverb meaning 'in addition, moreover, at the same time' or 'also' but it does not mean 'alternatively' |
| Main Entry: | again |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in addition |
| Synonyms: | additionally, also, besides, further, furthermore, moreover, on the contrary, on the other hand, then |
| Main Entry: | along |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | together with |
| Synonyms: | accompanying, additionally, also, as companion, as well, at same time, besides, coupled with, furthermore, in addition to, likewise, moreover, side by side, simultaneously, too, with |
| Antonyms: | apart, separate |
| Main Entry: | also |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in addition to |
| Synonyms: | additionally, again, along, along with, and, as well, as well as, besides, conjointly, further, furthermore, in conjunction with, in like manner, including, likewise, more, more than that, moreover, on top of, over and above, plus, still, to boot, together with, too, withal |
| Main Entry: | beyond |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, preposition |
| Definition: | further; outside limits |
| Synonyms: | above, after, ahead, apart from, as well as, at a distance, away from, before, behind, besides, beyond the bounds, clear of, farther, free of, good way off, hyper, in addition to, in advance of, long way off, more remote, moreover, on the far side, on the other side, out of range, out of reach, outside, over, over and above, over there, past, remote, superior to, without, yonder |
| Antonyms: | close, inside |
| Main Entry: | except |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | other than |
| Synonyms: | apart from, aside from, bar, barring, besides, but, excepting, excluding, exclusive of, exempting, if not, lacking, leaving out, minus, not for, omitting, outside of, rejecting, save, saving, short of, with the exception of, without |
| Notes: | accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out' |
| Main Entry: | exclusive of |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | except for |
| Synonyms: | aside from, bar, barring, bating, besides, but, debarring, excepting, excluding, leaving aside, not counting, omitting, outside of, restricting, ruling out, save |
| Antonyms: | inclusive of |
| Main Entry: | further |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | additionally |
| Synonyms: | again, also, as well as, besides, beyond, distant, farther, in addition, moreover, on top of, over and above, then, to boot, what's more, yet, yonder |
| Notes: | farther is generally preferred over further when the context is distance in space or time; use farther when talking about physical distance and use further when talking about abstract ideas or extent/degree |
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