Definitions

besides

[bih-sahydz] / bɪˈsaɪdz /

Part of Speech:

All (3) Adverb (1) Preposition (2)

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in addition; as well adv.
apart from prep.
in addition to prep.

ADVERB

in addition; as well

Synonyms

STRONG

also as well in addition likewise too

WEAK

added to additionally along with 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 more more than moreover not counting on the side on top of everything other than otherwise plus secondly supplementary to to boot together with what's more with the exception of yet

PREPOSITION

apart from

Synonyms

WEAK

aside from bar barring beside but except excepting excluding exclusive of in addition to other than outside of save without

PREPOSITION

in addition to

Synonyms

WEAK

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

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besides

What sort of world leader, besides a madman, talks like this?

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

The worst part besides the tight squeeze: The young passenger in the window seat kept the shade down during the total solar eclipse he was excited to see from the sky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

For clients who are renting, Pepperday looks for ways to help them put their money to work besides investing in a house.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Santa Maragarita is back to No. 1 in The Times’ top 25 rankings after finding players to replace nine of 11 starters on defense, including several more freshmen besides Steen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The biggest advocate for this bold undertaking, besides Father Jack, was Jim Kim.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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