as well

phrase

1

: in addition : also

there were other features as well

2

: to the same extent or degree : as much

open as well to the poor as to the rich

3

: with equivalent, comparable, or more favorable effect

might just as well have stayed home

Examples of as well in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Peyton also sits on the Legislature’s Anti-Crime, DEI, Justice & Law Enforcement and Land Use committees, as well as several ad hoc committees. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Located in China’s Yangtze Delta region that underpins much of the country’s economic growth, the city might not be as well-known as Beijing or Shanghai. — Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

There’s the Targaryen element, but there’s the Hightower in him as well. — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 July 2026

The alert is for Northern Jackson as well as Madison, Swain, Haywood and Buncombe counties. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for as well

• barbell
• bedwell
• befell
• bluebell
• bombshell
• bridewell
• capelle
• cartel
• carvel
• clamshell
• cogswell
• compel