leaving aside

ADVERB

regardless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anyway nevertheless

WEAK

against although aside from at any cost but come what may despite distinct from for all that in any case in spite of everything no matter what nonetheless notwithstanding without considering without regard to

Antonyms

WEAK

irregardless

PREPOSITION

exclusive of

Synonyms

WEAK

aside from bar barring bating besides but debarring excepting excluding not counting omitting outside of restricting ruling out save

Antonyms

WEAK

inclusive of

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If you gift your daughter the house — leaving aside the debate over using “gift” as an adjective — your daughter would lose her step-up in basis.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025

He elaborated how the summer 2022 collapse of crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital screwed with his business, leaving aside a 3AC co-founder’s accusation that FTX was in large part responsible for its downfall.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2023

“But leaving aside the relevance and impact that they might have on trans rights cases and on nonbinary people, intersex people deserve their own lives. They want to be advocated for, too.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

"I don't expect much of a change, leaving aside all of the stuff going on with the outgoing CEO," Patterson said.

From Reuters • Feb. 28, 2023

I can eat and all that, but, times, I’ve felt as if I wasn’t one person or the other, that’s one of my main reasons for quitting, leaving aside other things.

From The Man Who Lost Himself by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)

leaving aside

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