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, there’s a theory that, with the meow, the cats were evolving to imitate us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

This spending is unique for a number of reasons, besides the eye-popping numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

"There are no other witnesses, besides him," Kent told the BBC before the trial, noting that the "strongest witness against him - is him".

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

To be sure, with stocks near record territory on Friday, nervous investors had plenty of other things to worry about besides obscure technicals.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Even the people he loved most besides her—his parents and Nurse Beverly—were just background noise, occasional blats and blurps, while Josie was the symphony that sang through his every waking moment.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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