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

Such a structure could account for the strong Balmer break and for the fact that researchers detected little besides hydrogen and helium.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

"But back when I lost my sight, there was nothing else I could do besides this job."

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

But besides being basically useless, each show asks the same questions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

But divine entities stopped intervening in man’s affairs long ago; besides, I had the answer drawn and nocked since I’d walked out of the theater days before.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

I had no idea why, but whatever that creature was, I couldn’t bear the thought of it coming to any harm, and besides, people might think I was crazy if I tried to describe it.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

besides

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