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

"I've given it my all, I have nothing left to give, and besides, there are some really great young players coming through behind me who deserve their chance."

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Creedon also mentioned that there were other options for parties besides helium balloons.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026

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

Until then, besides magazines, you couldn’t just go on the internet and see what was happening over in the U.K. or even in New York.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

But what the Weyerhaeuser staff couldn’t plan for were the other people— tourists—in the forest besides their loggers.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

besides

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