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View synonyms for besides

besides

[ bih-sahydz ]

adverb

  1. Besides, I promised her we would come.

    Synonyms: further

  2. in addition:

    There are three elm trees and two maples besides.

  3. They had a roof over their heads but not much besides.



preposition

  1. over and above; in addition to:

    Besides a mother he has a sister to support.

  2. other than; except:

    There's no one here besides Bill and me.

besides

/ bɪˈsaɪdz /

preposition

  1. apart from; even considering

    besides costing too much, the scheme is impractical



sentence connector

  1. anyway; moreover

adverb

  1. as well

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Confusables Note

See beside.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of besides1

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English; beside, -s 1

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Synonym Study

Besides, moreover both indicate something additional to what has already been stated. Besides often suggests that the addition is in the nature of an afterthought: The bill cannot be paid as yet; besides, the work is not completed. Moreover is more formal and implies that the addition is something particular, emphatic, or important: I did not like the house; moreover, it was too high-priced.

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Example Sentences

Still, I wish that DuVernay had given us more about those who are less famous besides a scene where they all eat dinner together.

And besides, as a nation, we hold this truth to be self-evident:  resolutions are made to be broken.

The inability to do anything besides binge-watch entire seasons on Netflix.

Besides, victory fever had spread like wildfire throughout the Allied armies.

One would be in the midst of a lot of actors, and besides, they're really only good for impressing shopgirls.

Besides this fundamental or primary vibration, the movement divides itself into segments, or sections, of the entire length.

Besides these, twenty thousand Indians are under the care of secular priests—making a total of two hundred and five thousand.

Besides a few crumbs, it contained a small lump of narwhal blubber and a little packet.

Besides, we now know that the plant which furnishes the Chinese tobacco is even said to grow wild in the East Indies.

Besides, these are only a few intimate friends who have assembled to celebrate my daughter's fte-day.

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