besides

[bih-sahydz] / bɪˈsaɪdz /

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

Example Sentences

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People move for reasons besides taxes, but taxes influence the economic climate and opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The DCI had earlier said it was investigating whether there was any criminal activity besides the reported irregularities in the burial process.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

“Honestly, besides her scoring, I thought her defense was a lot better today and I know that’s something she wanted to get better at,” Lauren said Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

The bot and the baby know nothing of the world it describes, besides a handful of overused jargon that, like anything, loses its meaning if repeated enough times.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

“Way back, that first day of kindergarten when you and I said to each other, ‘You’re just a whatnot’—you knew even then that not all the other whatnots besides you were robots?”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

besides

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