Else

//ɛls//

Synonyms for "else" (68 found)

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Closest matches (14)

other otherwise above added additional additionally again alias all included also altogether among other things and all and also

Strong matches (20)

and so another as well at the same time au reste beside besides beyond contrarily differently elsewise en plus extra farther for lagniappe fresh further furthermore in addition in other respects

Related words (34)

Related word relations

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Synonyms

2 entries

other otherwise

Related terms

5 entries

and if not or then

derived

44 entries

Nowhere Else all else being equal all else the same anybody else anyone else anyplace else anything else anywhere else dangling else elif elsehow elseness elseward elseweb elsewhat elsewhen

Showing 16 of 44 words.

distinct from

1 entries

has context

3 entries

computing follows interrogative adverbs used only with indefinite or interrogative pronouns

is a

1 entries

river

related to

21 entries

addition alternative and condition conditional conditional construct construct for if if not if then not option or or else or option

Showing 16 of 21 words.

Translations

72 translations across 29 languages.

Arabic

3 entries

آخَر adj (other)
غَيْر adj (other)
وَإِلَا conj (for otherwise — see also or else)

Bulgarian

2 entries

иначе adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)
освен това adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)

Catalan

2 entries

altre adj (other)
més adj (other)

Czech

2 entries

jiný adj (other)
ostatní adj (other)

Danish

1 entries

ellers adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)

Dutch

3 entries

anders adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)
in het andere geval adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)
zoniet adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)

Finnish

1 entries

muu adj (other)

French

4 entries

d'autre adj (other)
autrement adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)
sinon adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)
autrement conj (for otherwise — see also or else)

Georgian

2 entries

სხვაგვარად adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)
სხვანაირად adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)

German

4 entries

anderer adj (other)
anders adj (other)
sonst adj (other)
andernfalls adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)

Greek

1 entries

αλλιώς adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)

Hungarian

4 entries

más adj (other)
máshogy adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)
máshogyan adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)
máskor adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)

Italian

1 entries

altro adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)

Japanese

1 entries

然も無くば adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)

Khmer

1 entries

ទៀត adj (other)

Latin

2 entries

alius adj (other)
alioqui adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)

Lithuanian

1 entries

o dar adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)

Low German

1 entries

süs conj (for otherwise — see also or else)

Old English

1 entries

elles adj (other)

Polish

2 entries

inny adj (other)
inaczej adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)

Portuguese

4 entries

mais adj (other)
além disso adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)
em vez de adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)
senão adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)

Romanian

2 entries

altceva adj (other)
altcineva adj (other)

Russian

2 entries

ещё adj (other)
ина́че adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)

Slovak

2 entries

iný adj (other)
inak adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)

Slovene

2 entries

drug adj (other)
sicer conj (for otherwise — see also or else)

Spanish

4 entries

más adj (other)
más adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)
sino adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)
sino conj (for otherwise — see also or else)

Swedish

3 entries

annat adj (other)
annars adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)
annars conj (for otherwise — see also or else)

Tamil

2 entries

வேறு adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)
இல்லையெனில் conj (for otherwise — see also or else)

Yiddish

2 entries

אַניט adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)
אַנישט adv (word that implies any result with the exception of the one being referred to)

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I can only wonder if this is the same for everyone else.

Source: tatoeba (1305)

I won't ask you anything else today.

Source: tatoeba (1397)

You found me where no one else was looking.

Source: tatoeba (1641)

Most scientific breakthroughs are nothing else than the discovery of the obvious.

Source: tatoeba (1742)

Showing 4 of 20 available sentences.

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