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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Nearly every industry besides healthcare, social assistance and government has lost jobs—and not because of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

I want you to know that there are people who are your elders who, besides loving you like we do, we depend on you, Samara.

From Los Angeles Times

So in recent years, many organizations have become more cautious about awarding long-term megadeals with massive average annual values to anyone besides the biggest superstars.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it wasn’t worth that many points, and besides, they don’t call you in the office for a B-minus, do they?

From Literature

“Things are so expensive, and so many things fall apart. And besides, we like the stories. That’s what we get excited about: the story, talking to people, imagining the life it had before.”

From Los Angeles Times

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