Besides

//bɪˈsaɪdz//

Synonyms for "besides" (85 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (17)

likewise again above above and beyond added addition additionally along along with also altogether apart apart from as for rest as well

Adverb(2 words)

also as well

Strong matches (26)

as well as aside from at the same time bar barring beside beyond boot but du reste else ex except for excepting excluding exclusive of extra farther further furthermore

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in addition in addition to

Preposition(4 words)

barring beyond except in addition to

Related words (42)

in any case independent inter alia into the bargain item leaving out let alone measure more moreover new not counting omitting on the side other other than otherwise outside of over over and above

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plus precluding save saving similarly still than then to boot together with too unless without yea yet

Adverb(3 words)

in any case likewise too

Preposition(4 words)

modulo on top of save for with the exception of

Related word relations

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7 relation types

Synonyms

3 entries

du reste in any case likewise

Related terms

2 entries

beside on top of that

derived

2 entries

besides oneself besides the point

derived from

1 entries

beside

etymologically related_to

1 entries

has context

2 entries

conjunctive etymology 3

related to

12 entries

also beside else except for furthermore in addition in addition to instead of moreover on top of that other than otherwise

Translations

256 translations across 46 languages.

Ancient Greek

4 entries

δίχα prep (other than; except for)
νόσφι prep (other than; except for)
παρέκ prep (other than; except for)
πλήν prep (other than; except for)

Arabic

3 entries

عِلَاوَة عَلَى ذٰلِكَ adv (moreover; furthermore)
إِلَّا prep (other than; except for)
بِٱسْتِثْنَاء prep (other than; except for)

Armenian

1 entries

բացի prep (other than; except for)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

bundan başqa adv (also; in addition)
hətta adv (moreover; furthermore)
ondan başqa adv (also; in addition)
üstəlik adv (also; in addition)

Belarusian

1 entries

апрача prep (in addition to)

Bulgarian

4 entries

в допълнение adv (also; in addition)
освен adv (otherwise; else)
освен това adv (moreover; furthermore)
също adv (also; in addition)

Burmese

1 entries

အပြင် prep (other than; except for)

Catalan

4 entries

a més adv (also; in addition)
a més a més adv (moreover; furthermore)
d'altra banda adv (otherwise; else)
a més prep (in addition to)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

並且 /并且 adv (also; in addition)
並且 /并且 adv (moreover; furthermore)
況且 /况且 adv (moreover; furthermore)
而且 adv (moreover; furthermore)

Czech

1 entries

kromě prep (in addition to)

Dutch

4 entries

behalve dat adv (otherwise; else)
bovendien adv (also; in addition)
bovendien adv (moreover; furthermore)
daarbij adv (also; in addition)

Esperanto

4 entries

aldone adv (also; in addition)
cetere adv (moreover; furthermore)
krome adv (also; in addition)
krome adv (moreover; furthermore)

Finnish

4 entries

lisäksi adv (also; in addition)
lisäksi adv (moreover; furthermore)
muuten adv (otherwise; else)
sitä paitsi adv (moreover; furthermore)

French

4 entries

au reste adv (also; in addition)
au reste adv (moreover; furthermore)
d'ailleurs adv (moreover; furthermore)
d'autre part adv (also; in addition)

Georgian

4 entries

ამას გარდა prep (in addition to)
გარდა ამისა prep (in addition to)
გარეშე prep (other than; except for)
დამატებით prep (in addition to)

German

4 entries

außerdem adv (also; in addition)
außerdem adv (moreover; furthermore)
darüber hinaus adv (also; in addition)
weiterhin adv (also; in addition)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 prep (other than; except for)

Greek

4 entries

άλλωστε adv (otherwise; else)
εξάλλου adv (otherwise; else)
επιπλέον adv (also; in addition)
επιπλέον adv (moreover; furthermore)

Haitian Creole

2 entries

dayè adv (also; in addition)
dayè adv (moreover; furthermore)

Hindi

3 entries

के अतिरिक्त prep (other than; except for)
के अलावा prep (other than; except for)
के सिवाय prep (other than; except for)

Hungarian

4 entries

amellett adv (also; in addition)
amúgy adv (otherwise; else)
amúgy is adv (moreover; furthermore)
azonfelül adv (also; in addition)

Icelandic

2 entries

auk þess adv (moreover; furthermore)
einnig adv (also; in addition)

Indonesian

1 entries

selain prep (in addition to)

Ingrian

1 entries

krome prep (other than; except for)

Irish

4 entries

le cois adv (also; in addition)
rud eile de adv (moreover; furthermore)
diomaite de prep (other than; except for)
le cois prep (in addition to)

Italian

4 entries

altrimenti adv (otherwise; else)
in aggiunta adv (also; in addition)
inoltre adv (moreover; furthermore)
ad eccezione di prep (other than; except for)

Japanese

4 entries

さらに adv (moreover; furthermore)
その上に adv (moreover; furthermore)
それに adv (also; in addition)
なお adv (moreover; furthermore)

Latin

3 entries

alioqui adv (also; in addition)
praeter adv (moreover; furthermore)
item prep (in addition to)

Māori

1 entries

hāunga prep (other than; except for)

Persian

2 entries

بجز prep (other than; except for)
جز prep (other than; except for)

Polish

4 entries

poza tym adv (also; in addition)
poza tym adv (moreover; furthermore)
zresztą adv (moreover; furthermore)
oprócz prep (in addition to)

Portuguese

4 entries

ademais adv (also; in addition)
além disso adv (also; in addition)
além disso adv (moreover; furthermore)
fora isso adv (also; in addition)

Russian

4 entries

бо́лее того́ adv (moreover; furthermore)
к тому́ же adv (also; in addition)
кро́ме того́ adv (also; in addition)
кро́ме того́ adv (otherwise; else)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

a bharrachd air prep (in addition to)
a thuilleadh air prep (in addition to)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

osim prep (in addition to)
osim prep (other than; except for)
pored prep (in addition to)
uz prep (in addition to)

Slovak

4 entries

inak adv (otherwise; else)
navyše adv (also; in addition)
navyše adv (moreover; furthermore)
tiež adv (also; in addition)

Slovene

2 entries

póleg prep (in addition to)
rázen prep (other than; except for)

Spanish

4 entries

además adv (also; in addition)
además adv (also; in addition)
además adv (moreover; furthermore)
aparte adv (also; in addition)

Swahili

1 entries

aidha prep (in addition to)

Swedish

1 entries

dessutom adv (moreover; furthermore)

Telugu

2 entries

పైగా adv (also; in addition)
పైగా adv (moreover; furthermore)

Turkish

1 entries

dışında prep (in addition to)

Ukrainian

4 entries

крім то́го adv (also; in addition)
крім то́го adv (moreover; furthermore)
крім prep (in addition to)
крім prep (other than; except for)

Venetan

2 entries

a parte prep (other than; except for)
apèđe prep (in addition to)

Vietnamese

4 entries

hơn nữa adv (moreover; furthermore)
ngoài ra adv (also; in addition)
nếu không adv (otherwise; else)
cũng như prep (in addition to)

West-Frisian

1 entries

njonken prep (other than; except for)

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

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Your remarks are besides the point.

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Besides the rain, we experienced heavy winds.

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There was no one in the room besides Mary and John.

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Besides, it's starting to rain.

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