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

And besides, he says, “I liked singles. I didn’t like albums.”

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

Erin Velez, the vice president of research at IHEP, said there are reasons besides earnings why students might want to go to college.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Fleck announced that the triumph over the Wolverines was the “best day” of his life besides his marriage and the birth of his children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The earliest universe contained little besides hydrogen and helium, the two simplest elements at the top of the periodic table.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

But I really didn’t think of much besides keeping track of the new jobs in my notebook and recutting the lawns that came due and collecting the money and handing it over to Arnold.

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen

besides

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