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

After the administration took action against Anthropic, Lin noted, federal agencies aside from the Pentagon quickly terminated their use of Claude, endangering its lucrative public sector business. —Joe Walsh, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026

There is no charge to attend aside from a $3 per car parking fee. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026

There’s no more word on whether the show will continue aside from production being paused for now. —Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026

Per the Associated Press, aside from daughter Lua, Crofts is also survived by his second wife, Louise Crofts, as well as two more children, Faizi and Amelia, and eight grandchildren. —Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for aside from

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

Kids Definition

aside from

preposition

: with the exception of : except for

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