aside from

preposition

1

chiefly US : in addition to : besides

Aside from being well written, the book is also beautifully illustrated.

2

chiefly US : except for

Aside from us, there were only a half dozen people there.

Synonyms of aside from

• except
• beside
• besides
• but
• apart from
• except for

Examples of aside from in a Sentence

aside from the C in geometry, he made all A's this term

Recent Examples on the Web

Vote centers offer a range of services, aside from serving as a place to cast a ballot. —Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 23 May 2026

YouTube pretty much ended that for most subcultures, aside from, like, Juggalos. —Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026

These billowing grasslands, rising up to heights of 10 feet, were once the largest continuous ecosystem on the continent, with more biodiversity than any place in the world aside from the Amazon rainforest. —Matt Kirouac, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026

But most entrants don’t win any prize money, and owners typically don’t pay jockeys aside from a small mount fee. —Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for aside from

• abomasum
• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• pisum
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• bum
• chum

Kids Definition

aside from

preposition

: with the exception of : except for

aside from a few pieces of bread, the food is gone