Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | up until now |
| Synonyms: | as yet, earlier, hitherto, prior to, so far, still, thus far, till, until now, up to now |
| Main Entry: | yet |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in addition |
| Synonyms: | additionally, along, also, as well, besides, further, furthermore, likewise, more, moreover, over and above, still, still further, to boot, too |
| Main Entry: | yet |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in the future |
| Synonyms: | after a while, at some future time, beyond this, even, eventually, finally, in due course, in the course of time, someday, sometime, sooner or later, still, ultimately |
| Main Entry: | besides |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in addition; as well |
| Synonyms: | added to, additionally, along with, also, 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, likewise, more, more than, moreover, not counting, on the side, on top of everything, other than, otherwise, over and above, plus, secondly, supplementary to, to boot, together with, too, what's more, with the exception of, yet |
| Notes: | beside is a preposition meaning 'next to, alongside, by the side of'; besides is a conjunction or adverb meaning 'in addition, moreover, at the same time' or 'also' but it does not mean 'alternatively' |
| Main Entry: | eventually |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in the course of time |
| Synonyms: | after all, at last, at the end of the day, finally, hereafter, in future, in the end, in the long run, one day, someday, sometime, sooner or later, ultimately, when all is said and done, yet |
| Notes: | eventually means 'finally, at a future point in time'; ultimately means 'last, final, or furthest in some projected scheme or time frame' |
| Main Entry: | finally |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in the end; after period of time |
| Synonyms: | after a while, after all, already, as a sequel, at last, at length, at long last, at the end, at the last moment, belatedly, despite delay, eventually, in conclusion, in spite of all, in the eleventh hour, in the long run, lastly, someday, sometime, sooner or later, subsequently, tardily, ultimately, yet |
| Notes: | finally is used when the item being introduced figures as part of a process or development; lastly should be used when the item introduced counts as part of a list |
| Main Entry: | further |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | additionally |
| Synonyms: | again, also, as well as, besides, beyond, distant, farther, in addition, moreover, on top of, over and above, then, to boot, what's more, yet, yonder |
| Notes: | farther is generally preferred over further when the context is distance in space or time; use farther when talking about physical distance and use further when talking about abstract ideas or extent/degree |
| Main Entry: | furthermore |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in addition |
| Synonyms: | additionally, along, as well, besides, likewise, moreover, not to mention, to boot, too, what's more, withal, yet |
| Main Entry: | however |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | still, nevertheless |
| Synonyms: | after all, all the same, anyhow, be that as it may, but, despite, for all that, howbeit, in spite of, nonetheless, notwithstanding, on the other hand, per contra, though, withal, without regard to, yet |
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