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| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | above |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | more, higher in amount, degree |
| Synonyms: | beyond, exceeding, greater than, larger than, over |
| Antonyms: | below, deficient, fewer, less |
| Main Entry: | above |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | superior to |
| Synonyms: | before, beyond, exceeding, prior to, superior to, surpassing |
| Antonyms: | inferior, under |
Example Sentences
- Beyond the economy, likewise, there are other sorts of factors that campaigns may have little control over.
- Often colleges are asked to take on demands well beyond their mission.
- The idea that corporations bear a responsibility that stretches beyond their shareholders is not new.
| Main Entry: | across |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | traversing a space, side to side |
| Synonyms: | athwart, beyond, cross, crossed, crosswise, opposite, over, transversely |
| Main Entry: | away |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in another direction; at a distance |
| Synonyms: | abroad, absent, afar, apart, aside, beyond, distant, elsewhere, far afield, far away, far off, far remote, forth, from here, hence, not present, off, out of, out of the way, over, to one side |
| Main Entry: | besides |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | by |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | near |
| Synonyms: | aside, at hand, away, beyond, close, handy, in reach, over, past, through, to one side |
| Main Entry: | extra |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accessory; excess |
| Synonyms: | added, additional, ancillary, another, auxiliary, beyond, button, extraneous, extraordinary, fresh, further, fuss*, gingerbread, gravy, ice*, in addition, in reserve, in store, inessential, lagniappe, leftover, more, needless, new, one more, optional, other, over and above, perk*, plus, redundant, reserve, spare, special, superfluous, supernumerary, supplemental, supplementary, surplus, tip, unnecessary, unneeded, unused |
| Antonyms: | basic, elementary, essential, fundamental, integral, necessary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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