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

Example Sentences

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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

Even leaving aside the legal constraints, which are often breached in that context, nobody thinks that the secretary of defense on their own can authorize that kind of use of the military.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2025

"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

“Although prohibition is the rule almost everywhere in the world, alternative models that emerged several years ago address consumption from a rights perspective, leaving aside the criminal system,” the group said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2022

But, leaving aside this intransigeant minority, the attitude of other categories of Orientals has varied greatly according to times and circumstances.

From The New World of Islam by Stoddard, Lothrop

leaving aside

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